Re:A new release for GNU Octave
by BlueTemplar on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @03:51PM
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> Where terseness was favored over readability
That's like saying that |||| is more readable than 4. Yes, it does take some time to learn the symbols. (I'm not sure what you mean about being incompatible with autocomplete?)
> Why use a miniature vocabulary of symbols when you can use English?
Why do you assume that English is going to be easier? Heck, even for a native English speaker not familiar with programming, √() is going to be easier to understand than sqrt() !
What would you say if you had to work on a code of Russian origin, would you prefer α or альфа ?
That's like saying that |||| is more readable than 4. Yes, it does take some time to learn the symbols. (I'm not sure what you mean about being incompatible with autocomplete?)
> Why use a miniature vocabulary of symbols when you can use English?
Why do you assume that English is going to be easier? Heck, even for a native English speaker not familiar with programming, √() is going to be easier to understand than sqrt() !
What would you say if you had to work on a code of Russian origin, would you prefer α or альфа ?
> It's difficult to type up.
Depends on your keyboard layout...
http://norme-azerty.fr
(Greek letters are accessible from AltGr+G.)