Re: What bugs you about KLISTs in RPG IV?

[Gwecnal@xxxxxxx]

>  > the 'lets 
>  >not do free form' decision has always been a mystery.  I cannot think of,
>  >and  have never heard, a single cogent argument against free form.  It is
>  >utterly  baffling.

>  It isn't baffling to me.  While I like the idea of a CF spec I will be
>  quick to also say that I have a recurring nighmare of seeing RPG
>  metamorphise into some sort of C.  Having seen and had to work with code
>  from 10+ years ago I now realize that today's hot idea can become next
>  decade's trivia test. 

See? Baffling.  If you want to put each op code in postition 23, you can do 
that with a free form language.  You can do that in C right now.  Did you 
ever wonder why nobody does?  Read 'the elements of C style' or 'code 
complete' and find out what we are missing.
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