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Re:Arc: Where are we going? by damienkatz on Sunday October 26, 2008 @08:17AM (#344229)
> My standard of proof is whether the proposed language change will make the source of a real program shorter

Short != Clear. Brevity is a false economy, I think you are pushing for the wrong goal.

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Re:Arc: Where are we going? by pg on Sunday October 26, 2008 @08:40AM (#344236)
I didn't say that making programs shorter was a sufficient condition for implementing a proposed change.
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