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From: "Ayende Rahien" <Dont@spam.me>
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Subject: Re: newbie can't get exceptions to work!
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"Larry Hazel" <lhazel@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> Ayende Rahien wrote:


> > I won't argue with that () statement, but why don't you like {}?
> > BTW, Alt+<ASCII value> would serve? it's only four keystrokes only fer
each,
> > though.
>
> The use of {} is part of what makes C so unreadable to me.  Every } is the
end
> of something, but I always have a hard time figuring out what, and they
are easy
> to miss.  But the wierd operators and terseness in general are even worse.

That is a syntax problem, there are number of IDEs out there that would mark
what { the } belongs too. If you are using VC, there are macros to do this.
They are quite convient.
I find the operators clear, you just had to memorize a dozen or so, and that
is it.
I think it's just a matter of personal dislike for C's syntax. Personally, I
would love to work with C style Ada.