Nimrod language

[bearophile]

spir:

> "elif" is nearly unguessable: should be "elseif" or "elsif" (--> Lua does it right).

"elif" is 4 chars long, as "else", this is not a random choice.


> IIRC, said usability studies were about indented code structure (as opposed to token-delimited structure). I have never read anything in studies about ':'.

This is from Guido's blog:
http://python-history.blogspot.com/2009/02/early-language-design-and-development.html

>However, ABC’s authors did invent the use of the colon that separates the lead-in clause from the indented block. After early user testing without the colon, it was discovered that the meaning of the indentation was unclear to beginners being taught the first steps of programming. The addition of the colon clarified it significantly: the colon somehow draws attention to what follows and ties the phrases before and after it together in just the right way.<

Bye,
bearophile