"with" still sucks + removing features + adding features

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Ary Borenszweig wrote:
> This is easily solved by making the lexer not allow the "...." token, or 
>   "....." token, etc. (maximum 3 dots.) This way you are forced to 
> insert a space there to make your intention clear, and you can never 
> have bugs like that.

I agree that things could be fixed. This is, however, a hack because a 
lexer is not supposed to operate that way. Lexers are "maximum munch".

So we're looking at a number of problems here. One is that we'd need to 
change the language in several places to accommodate an ill-conceived 
feature. Another is that I can't seem to get some very simple points 
across such as the difference between a token and a non-terminal, in 
spite of having tried repeatedly and in various forms. Another is that I 
am becoming suffocated with self-righteousness and therefore am losing 
goodwill in this thread at an exponentially-increasing rate. Finally, it 
looks like such discussions necessitate more than a full-time job.


Andrei