Re: Computer Language Question
From: | Nokta Kanto <red5_2@...> |
Date: | Monday, November 25, 2002, 4:53 |
Var'aq. Interesting.
In any case, I don't think you will find many differences in the programming
styles. The names are for humans, but the syntax is for the computer.
Something to look at for a foreign-language language would be:
*If we think of functions and operators as verbs, does the patient come
first or last? (patient-first seems more common, e.g. X <= Y + Z, not Y + Z
=> X)
*Is it a prefix, infix, postfix, or mixed language? Does it correspond to
the nature of the human language (VSO, SVO, SOV)?
We do have prefix languages (Lisp) and suffix languages (Forth). The most
common form seems to be a mixed form that uses prefix for functions and some
combination of prefix/infix for other operators. What order would your
language use?