Re: [Axiom-developer] #pile vs. non-#pile

[Ralf Hemmecke]

On 08/20/2006 09:52 PM, Bill Page wrote:
> All I wish to point out is that the statements made by you,
> Tim, and Ralf about #pile syntax is based only on personal bias
> and not on fact.

I am sorry for having started all that.

> My reference to 20,000 programmers was in relationship to my
> desire that programming in Axiom should be made to seem appealing
> to the "next generation". I think associating Axiom (and Aldor in
> #pile mode) with Python and Haskell via the (admittedly somewhat
> superficial) resemblance of their syntax might be one small PR
> step in that direction.

If Bill can attract more people to help with Axiom, I wouldn't care 
whether they come because of #pile or other reasons.

More important than #pile or not is that we get more developers.
Let Aldor/Axiom develop and see what people like most.

Perhaps some day there appears a "beautifier" program that translates 
between pile and non-pile, so you/we could read the code in the way 
you/we like.

Don't waste time arguing about "blanks".

Ralf