Re: next "big" language?? (disagree)

[Robb Nebbe <nebbe@iam.unibe.ch>]

I believe it was Von Neuman who said: "If you don't know what you are
talking about then there is no reason for precision."

I suppose you could apply this to programming and say that if you don't
know why your code works then there is no reason for precision. Things
like types as well as pre- and postconditions are just extra work; aren't
they? ;-|

Matt Kennel wrote:
> 
> O'Connor (oconnor@apci.net) wrote:
> 
> : This is precisely why I enjoy Smalltalk so much.  With very few
> : syntactical rules to worry about, whether I'm writing code or reading
> : someone elses, I can concentrate more on the intent of the code.  "What
> : needs to be accomplished" rather than "What language rules do I have to
> : remember for this situation".
> 
> And by doing so turns what would otherwise be superficial syntactic or
> linguistic errors into programs with run-time bugs.