I think you’ll like Ruby. It has mostly done away with braces and code blocks end with end, e.g.
defcreateunless admin redirect_to new_session_path andreturn@product = Product.new product_params
if@product.save
flash[:success] = "New product has been created!"
redirect_to edit_product_path(@product) andreturnelse
flash[:error] = "Something went wrong!
render :new
end
end
This is working code that I simplified a bit from an old project of mine.
Ruby syntax is nice although I prefer python way of enforcing indentation instead of adding "end"s. Personally I just want a statically typed language with enforced indent as syntax.
Funny, the forced indentation is what I hate about Python. If you think a missing semicolon can be hard to catch, don’t ever think about a missing whitespace :p
The end keyword really isn’t a big deal for me. I find it to be a good way to easily spot the end of a method. But if you wouldn’t like it I’d still find it a good compromise to avoid syntax issues due to whitespace.
That’s just Algol instead of B. Most languages use the one or the other, then there’s sexpr-based languages (lisp, scheme), lua (technically Algol but not needing semicolons while also not needing newlines so it’s definitely special), and layout syntax (Haskell, or, if you want a bad implementation, python).
I think you’ll like Ruby. It has mostly done away with braces and code blocks end with
end, e.g.def create unless admin redirect_to new_session_path and return @product = Product.new product_params if @product.save flash[:success] = "New product has been created!" redirect_to edit_product_path(@product) and return else flash[:error] = "Something went wrong! render :new end endThis is working code that I simplified a bit from an old project of mine.
Ruby syntax is nice although I prefer python way of enforcing indentation instead of adding "end"s. Personally I just want a statically typed language with enforced indent as syntax.
Funny, the forced indentation is what I hate about Python. If you think a missing semicolon can be hard to catch, don’t ever think about a missing whitespace :p
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endkeyword really isn’t a big deal for me. I find it to be a good way to easily spot the end of a method. But if you wouldn’t like it I’d still find it a good compromise to avoid syntax issues due to whitespace.}helps me easily spot the end of stuff.endjust blends into the statements.Just add a linter to your build lol. Now if it’s indented wrong it breaks!
That’s just Algol instead of B. Most languages use the one or the other, then there’s sexpr-based languages (lisp, scheme), lua (technically Algol but not needing semicolons while also not needing newlines so it’s definitely special), and layout syntax (Haskell, or, if you want a bad implementation, python).