Julia syntax is lovely: I really like how you can add a . to make it distribute over an array.
Looking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softmax_function, compare the raw formula with the Julia syntax.
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I'm experimenting with syntax in examples. I don't really like Rust's `assert(inc(1) == 2)` syntax, I find it a little distracting.
I'm trying `inc(1) //-> 2`. The comment is rendered differently, and there's nothing before the sample code. What do you think?
I'm changing method definition syntax in my language:
// old
fun (this: Int) inc(): Int { this + 1 }
// new
method inc(this: Int): Int { this + 1 }
The original syntax was inspired by Go, but the new syntax is more grep-friendly and perhaps more readable. Not sure about the verbosity though. Thoughts?
Blogging about my programming language project: choosing the basic syntax!
https://www.garden-lang.org/blog/syntax.html