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It makes me a bit sad that there is so much focus these days on the surface side of syntax—making indentation significant, omitting a semicolon—but rather little on how a change in syntax can actually change the experience of programming in a deeper way.
Aside #1: It is too bad that the genuine advantages of Lisp and Smalltalk syntax do not seem to have been sufficient to win over the familiarity of a generally C-like look-and-feel.
"— Nicholas D. Matsakis , Syntax matters…? - Baby Steps
