Re: Congratulations/Criticism

[Bob Cassels <bcassels@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jonathan Bachrach wrote:

>i think if you actually try to write programs in goo, you'll find that
>the short names are not an obstacle, but an advantage.  this has been
>my experience and the experience of my students.
>
A design principle for Dylan was that readability was more important 
than writability.   We had a mantra that code is read 10 times more 
often than it's written.  I still believe in that principle.  (I won't 
debate whether we achieved that goal.)

If we're voting, I hate abbreviated names, too.