[m-rev.] field syntax (was: smart recompilation)

[Tyson Dowd]

On 23-Jun-2001, Simon Taylor <stayl at cs.mu.OZ.AU> wrote:
> `Object ^ Field' is just a synonym for `Field(Object)'. I think the
> only argument was that the `Object ^ Field' syntax was a bit redundant.

Can I add the note that the redundancy also makes it very explicit.

Field(Object) is pretty difficult to tell apart from NotField(Object),
but Object ^ Field is impossible to confuse with NotField(Object).

That is a round-about way of saying -- it would be nice to get rid of
Field(Object) and just use Object ^ Field.  This way you always know
whether a function is intended to be used as a field accessor or not.

Tyson.
(apologies if this has already been discussed elsewhere in this thread,
I'm reading some older threads in order).
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