Python-like tabs instead of curley brackets?

[Mark Wrenn]

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:56:39 +0100, Witold Baryluk wrote:

> Dnia Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:15:48 +0000 (UTC)
> Charles Fox <charles at SPAMMENOT.robots.ox.ac.uk> napisał/a:
> 
>> I've been following D for a few years now, and I'd like to suggest
>> ditching the (now completely redundant) curley brackets from the
>> C-like syntax and borrowing Python's use of tabs to replace them.   I
>> see no reason to keep the curley brackets now we have nice editors
>> that know about (and can display) tab characters.  The ideal
>> programming language should have no redundancy, you shouldn't have to
>> say anything twice, and at present we are still repearting ourselves
>> with both curley brackets and indentation!  What do you think?
> 
> Hi all.
> 
> Try this:
> http://smp.if.uj.edu.pl/~baryluk/d/dmt-1.0.tar.gz
> 
> Note: not tested well (it is very simple and naive, but can be used for
> tests. but to be usefull some issues should be resolved in future).


I must be old :)  I have to say that I like the C style brackets.  I'll
catch you guys later at the old programmers home :)

Mark