Comments on: Abolish Syntax http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/235 Ian Lance Taylor Wed, 7 Jan 2009 01:56:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Abolish Syntax by: yuri http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/235#comment-14745 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:01:56 +0000 http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/235#comment-14745 I think, more relaxed syntax language has, more context dependent parsing should be done. Syntax is for simplification of statements recognition or for making statements recognition possible. I think, more relaxed syntax language has, more context dependent parsing should be done. Syntax is for simplification of statements recognition or for making statements recognition possible.

]]> Comment on Abolish Syntax by: Ian Lance Taylor http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/235#comment-14733 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:11:56 +0000 http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/235#comment-14733 Sure, there is a syntax in the minimalist sense. Without that, it would just be random. The minimalism can be seen in that if two strings are different in any character, they have different meanings. And while it's possible to write a string which doesn't mean anything, it's not possible to write a string which is syntactically invalid. Sure, there is a syntax in the minimalist sense. Without that, it would just be random. The minimalism can be seen in that if two strings are different in any character, they have different meanings. And while it’s possible to write a string which doesn’t mean anything, it’s not possible to write a string which is syntactically invalid.

]]> Comment on Abolish Syntax by: kevingessner http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/235#comment-14729 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:05:10 +0000 http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/235#comment-14729 "There are no keywords or grouping constructs. Each statement is a single line. The first character on the line indicates the type of statement." But then isn't each line the "grouping construct", and the first character a "keyword"? It's a simple syntax, but a syntax nonetheless. “There are no keywords or grouping constructs. Each statement is a single line. The first character on the line indicates the type of statement.”

But then isn’t each line the “grouping construct”, and the first character a “keyword”? It’s a simple syntax, but a syntax nonetheless.

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