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andrewcooke / ParserCombinator.jl

A parser combinator library for Julia
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× or * instead of +? #17

Closed TotalVerb closed 8 years ago

TotalVerb commented 8 years ago

Firstly, thanks for this package! I'm playing around with it and it's exceptionally easy to use :+1:.

This is a very minor matter (as it's just syntax), but it seems the Seq combinator used here is a Cartesian product (correct me if I'm wrong). Consequently, wouldn't * or × be a more natural choice of symbols? What are your thoughts?

andrewcooke commented 8 years ago

i don't have a great background in these things, but my understanding is that julia is going the other way. the current docs don't even mention * for string concatenation. and see https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/11030

honestly, i think it's going to confuse more people than it will help. sorry.