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From:
Matthew Walton
Date:
December 1, 2004 02:11
Subject:
Re: Angle quotes and pointy brackets
Message ID:
41AD98C1.9060303@alledora.co.uk
Juerd wrote:
> Matthew Walton skribis 2004-12-01  9:55 (+0000):
> 
>>Yes, that would be fun... almost worth throwing out a compiler warning 
>>for that, especially if we've still got use warnings. Something like
>>
>>	Warning: «{ }» creates empty list
> 
> 
> It should generate a warning similar to the warning of interpolating an
> undefined value, but with s/undefined variable/empty list/.

Yes, that would make sense.

>>Because I'm sure it should be wrong to create empty circumfix operators. 
> 
> 
> You have to admit that zero width circumfix operators would be VERY NEAT.

Well that depends... are you intending to write programs, or drive the 
world insane?


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