Newbie : checking semantics

[rbt]

Andrew Dalke wrote:
> Stefan Nobis wrote:
> 
>>The other point is a missing (optional) statement to end blocks
>>(so you optional don't have to mark block via whitespace). IMHO
>>this comes very handy in some cases (like mixing Python and HTML
>>like in PSP). From my experience i also would say beginners have
>>quite some problems with only whitespace marking blocks (but it
>>also has some benefits).
> 
> 
> When you say "beginners" is that people with no previous
> programming experience or those who have done C/Java/etc. language
> which uses {}s?
> 
> 
> 				Andrew
> 				dalke at dalkescientific.com
> 

True beginners (no programming experience whatsoever) don't have to deal 
with unlearning stuff such as the bracket plague. So, I'd say that he's 
talking about beginners who have used other languages and who have grown 
accustomed to the bracket plague.