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3 points by rincewind 6129 days ago | link | parent

I think this should not be embedded into function names. My Idea: Arc IDEs could instead manage attributes for names like "predicate", "has side effects", or "is a global". IDEs would search for such tags in the docstring of a function and syntax-highlight it accordingly. Lisp does not have enough syntax to highlight anyway.


2 points by nex3 6129 days ago | link

I'm about the idea of building IDE support into the language. I'd much prefer a name-based solution.

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5 points by absz 6129 days ago | link

You're what about the idea? Ambivalent? Inquiring minds want to know!

EDIT: I'm not trying to be rude, but sometimes the internet does not convey nuance very well. Don't take it that way, if you please.

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4 points by nex3 6129 days ago | link

Sometimes people who post to the internet don't proofread their posts :p.

The word I meant to put in there was "dubious." Sorry about that.

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2 points by absz 6129 days ago | link

Thank you, good sir.

And I completely concur (great word choice)--I'm working in a text editor right now (TextMate, not Emacs), and it's perfectly suitable. Forcing use of an IDE, or biasing towards it, would turn me away from the language.

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1 point by almkglor 6129 days ago | link

Interesting. Care to start hacking the arc-wiki docstrings? I know I haven't even completed the "see also" links ^^

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