Abstract and concrete syntax

[Andrea Griffini]

On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 03:32:12 +0200, David Baelde
<david.baelde at ens-lyon.fr> wrote:

>I tried python, and do like it. Easy to learn and read

This is a key point. How easy is to *read* is considered
more important than how easy is to *write*.

Re-read the absence of a ternary operator or the limitations
of lambda in python under this light (about lambdas note
that you can define a named function in a local scope if
you need it; and those are full-blown functions and not
just a single expression).

HTH
Andrea