Re: Further thoughts on delimiter choices

Cutting the argument presented by Norm.

On Wed, 12 Jan 2022 at 07:06, Norm Tovey-Walsh <norm@saxonica.com> wrote:

> I propose that we avoid all that by saying that “=” is the only
> separator allowed in rules.

+1 from me, KISS principles.




>
> I also propose that we settle on “;” as the optionality delimiter.
> Bethan observed over dinner that “|” is a useful meta character and we
> might want to save it for later. (Or we could use it today as the pragma
> delimiter, that would also be an option.)

+10 here, semicolon just isn't a delimiter (to me).  Vert bar seems so
much more sensible.

Just my 2d worth.

If there are justifications for both these being as they currently
are, I do hope they are serious and valid.

regards


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Received on Wednesday, 12 January 2022 09:16:10 UTC