The prefix symbol

[John Nilsson]

Sorry about that. Thick thumbs...

One other concern to think about. If Java would support operator overloading
and/or more liberal merhod names on thenfuture some of these characters
would be more used than others.

For example : for list constrution or \ for path seperators.

BR,
John

Sent from my phone
Den 22 jun 2011 16:11 skrev "John Nilsson" <john at milsson.nu>:
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> Sent from my phone
> Den 22 jun 2011 14:54 skrev "Stephen Colebourne" <scolebourne at joda.org>:
>> Prefix character summary after 2 days:
>> PLEASE DON'T TRY TO VOTE ON YOUR FAVOURITE
>>
>> Use #
>> #(x) { return x + 1; }
>> #{x -> x + 1}
>>
>> Use ^
>> ^(x) { return x + 1; }
>> ^{x -> x + 1}
>>
>> Use \ (from another thread)
>> \(x) { return x + 1; }
>> \{x -> x + 1}
>>
>> Use $ (concern over parsability, as it is part of an identifier)
>> $(x) { return x + 1; }
>> ${x -> x + 1}
>>
>> Use _ (concern over parsability, as it is part of an identifier)
>> _(x) { return x + 1; }
>> _{x -> x + 1}
>>
>> Use @
>> @(x) { return x + 1; }
>> @{x -> x + 1}
>>
>> Use λ (concern over being unicode)
>> λ(x) { return x + 1; }
>> λ{x -> x + 1}
>>
>> Use :
>> :(x) { return x + 1; }
>> :{x -> x + 1}
>>
>> Use ::
>> ::(x) { return x + 1; }
>> ::{x -> x + 1}
>>
>> (I'm not listing keywords that have been suggested elsewhere)
>>
>> Issues around typing the various characters on different keyboards
>> have been raised.
>>
>> Some options would permit use as an alternate method reference syntax
> character.
>>
>> *** Final call ***, does anyone have a character they prefer more than
>> one of the those above that they want to be considered?
>> Remember, this isn't a vote, or a discussion thread, but a "gathering
>> the options" thread.
>> PLEASE DON'T TRY TO VOTE ON YOUR FAVOURITE
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>>
>>
>> On 21 June 2011 10:35, Stephen Colebourne <scolebourne at joda.org> wrote:
>>> Prefix character summary after 15 hours:
>>>
>>> Use a #
>>> #(x) { return x + 1; }
>>> #{x -> x + 1}
>>>
>>> Use a ^
>>> ^(x) { return x + 1; }
>>> ^{x -> x + 1}
>>>
>>> Use a \ (from another thread)
>>> \(x) { return x + 1; }
>>> \{x -> x + 1}
>>>
>>> (I'm not listing keywords that have been suggested elsewhere)
>>>
>>> Issues around typing the various characters on different keyboards
>>> have been raised.
>>>
>>> Once again, does anyone have a character they prefer more than one of
>>> the three above that they want to be considered? Remember, this isn't
>>> a vote, or a discussion thread, but a "gathering the options" thread.
>>>
>>> Stephen
>>>
>>>
>>> On 20 June 2011 18:54, Stephen Colebourne <scolebourne at joda.org> wrote:
>>>> The four syntax families split into two types, those with a prefix
>>>> symbol and those without.
>>>>
>>>> The prefix symbol is commonly mentioned as #:
>>>>
>>>> #(x) { return x + 1; }
>>>> #{x -> x + 1}
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *** If you have a strong desire to see any symbol other than #
>>>> considered then please respond to this thread. ***
>>>>
>>>> - Your reply MUST specify the symbol
>>>> - Your reply MUST give a brief justification
>>>> - Your reply MUST repeat the two examples above using your preferred
> symbol
>>>> - You SHOULD try to ensure that your alternate symbol choice would
>>>> parse acceptably
>>>> - You MAY reply to suggest a keyword, however you should expect that
>>>> to be rejected
>>>>
>>>> Thread rules:
>>>> - Only reply if you prefer your alternate symbol to #
>>>> - To discuss something, change the thread title
>>>> - Don't reply just to say "I don't want a prefix symbol"
>>>> - Responding with a symbol suggestion doesn't preclude your first
>>>> choice actually being "no prefix symbol"
>>>>
>>>> For example, my preferred choice of prefix symbol is #, thus I should
>>>> not respond to this thread!
>>>>
>>>> Stephen
>>>> (this is an experiment to see if we can focus on one particular
>>>> discussion element at a time)
>>>>
>>>
>>