Positive

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Alix Pexton wrote:
> bearophile wrote:
>> Having two ways to do the same thing is generally very bad. So what 
>> you suggest is acceptable only as a *replacement* for the old syntax.
>>
>> The ! is useful, because for me it means "instantiate real code from 
>> this template!", it's a command to do an action. While the dot syntax 
>> looks too much like method invocation and the like.
>>
>> So I too add my -1 vote to the dot syntax. I think we are about at -20 
>> now, I presume you have had the (negative) answer from the community.
>>
>> And next time I suggest you to ask people first. In the design of a 
>> language I've seen it's very easy to add personal quirks.
>>
>> Regarding the font to use, I suggest you Inconsolata, it's free and 
>> it's the best looking I have seen so far:
>> http://www.levien.com/type/myfonts/inconsolata.html
>>
>> Bye,
>> bearophile
> 
> Good programming fonts are hard to find, Vera which Andrei mentioned has 
> a really distinctive lower-case-L which in my opinion is one of the most 
> important features. The lower-case-L is inconsolata is still a little 
> too similar to the numeral-one.

I like the name though. Seduced, abandoned... ready for consolation :o).

Andrei