Unless you've played with other languages that support these features, like Ruby or Lisp, then this feels really weird. Don't worry! Lots of great things feel really weird the first time you try them, like broccoli or sexual intercourse.
I find it really weird that there's no mention of Smalltalk, which is exactly where the weird syntax comes from. It's also where the notion of IntentionRevealingNames comes from, which the author wonders about.
I find it really weird that there's no mention of Smalltalk, which is exactly where the weird syntax comes from. It's also where the notion of IntentionRevealingNames comes from, which the author wonders about.
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?IntentionRevealingNames
(That's the Ur wiki, BTW.)
Thoughtful post but with less than stellar marks for research.