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I don't like this syntax: "if: {". Using ":" for a one line statement is ok, but in most cases you have to use multiple lines and end up with two identifiers that represent the same thing. Maybe you can make the "{" for multiple lines and ":" for one line. I like to have an indentifier for one line statements, unlike the C approach.


I don't like the colon too. Not in Python, not in Nim. It seems jarring to me, something someone fearful of programming might want!

Also, as Larry Wall said: everybody wants the colon, so it is an extremely useful symbol elsewhere! A shame to waste it.

That being said, this is by a long shot the most tasteful little language seen in a long time.




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