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From: "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org>
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Subject: Re: N best things about Ada?
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:26:39 -0700
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On 7/13/2010 12:05 PM, Pascal Obry wrote:

>
>    6. Great readability (e.g., begin/end instead of curly braces)
>

fyi, the new kid on the block (F#) has done away all together of the 
curly braces and begin. Like Python as well.

These languages use space indentation as part of the logic of the 
program. The idea is that less "clutter" improves readability.

 From MS web site om F#

"The lightweight syntax is shorter and uses indentation to signal the 
beginning and end of constructs, rather than additional keywords like 
begin, end, in, and so on"

 From Python web site:

"Python functions have no explicit begin or end, and no curly braces to 
mark where the function code starts and stops."

I am still not sure which is better. Using an explicit BEGIN END or 
space indentation.

--Nasser