Hello all,<br><br>I have read Damien's post and Yariv's reply. My question is: they say what they don't want, but what do they actually want? I mean this question seriously. Perhaps someone who is new to the language could answer and tell what they found most difficult when learning the syntax. I have spoken Erlang so long that I see it as natural, warts and all.<br>
<br>Even records look like they do for a specific reason and it is harder than you would think to change them. Other Erlang features force issues.<br><br>Getting back. What do people want? Do they want something that looks like Java, or C++, or Python, or Perl, or ... ? This is actually possible to do, BUT (there is always a but) you would not have the Java or C++ or Python or ... semantics, you would still have Erlang semantics. Would we then get complaints that while it looks like Java it doesn't behave like Java, and why not?<br>
<br>As I said I am serious about this question, even if we don't do a JFE (Java Flavoured Erlang) it would be interesting to know what people want. Do people know what they want? Is or is it just that it looks and behaves differently to what they are used?<br>
<br>Robert<br><br>