Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing

From	Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing
Date	2023-09-01 11:48 -0700
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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Kaz Kylheku <864-117-4973@kylheku.com> writes:

> On 2023-08-31, Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> wrote:
>
>> in identifiers.  As an example, consider an implementation that
>> supports the common extension of allowing dollar signs in
>> identifiers.  It would make sense, in case a keyboard is being
>> used that doesn't have a dollar sign key, to allow the universal
>> character name for dollar sign (\u0024, IIANM).  Other universal
>
> Maybe let that coder expense $15 on the company credit card to get a
> better keyboard instad of inflicting \u0024 on future maintainers of the
> code.

A pointless observation.  It's the implementor who is making
the decision, and it's easier just to put in the exception
than to try to convince even one potential user to get a new
keyboard.

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Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-08-28 15:22 -0700
  Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-08-28 16:49 -0700
    Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-08-28 17:11 -0700
      Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-08-29 16:06 +0200
      Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-08-29 08:27 -0700
    Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2023-08-29 01:36 +0100
      Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Kaz Kylheku <864-117-4973@kylheku.com> - 2023-08-29 01:22 +0000
        Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2023-08-29 10:40 +0100
          Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2023-08-29 02:53 -0700
          Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-08-29 03:00 -0700
          Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-08-29 16:18 +0200
            Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-08-29 13:06 -0700
              Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-08-29 22:14 -0700
                Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-08-30 01:32 -0700
                Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-08-30 21:09 -0700
              Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-08-30 12:44 +0200
                Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2023-08-30 12:32 -0400
                Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-08-30 11:44 -0700
                Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-08-31 04:47 -0700
                Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-08-30 11:42 -0700
                Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-08-30 23:36 -0700
                Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Kaz Kylheku <864-117-4973@kylheku.com> - 2023-08-31 08:15 +0000
                Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-09-01 11:48 -0700
              Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-09-03 03:55 -0700
                Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-09-03 11:44 -0700
                Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-09-03 16:20 -0700
                Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-09-03 16:47 -0700
                Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2023-09-03 17:24 -0700
                Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-09-03 17:26 -0700
          Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Kaz Kylheku <864-117-4973@kylheku.com> - 2023-08-29 19:43 +0000
            Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-08-29 13:23 -0700
              Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Bobby Moore <bobbymoore018@gmail.com> - 2023-08-29 13:54 -0700
      Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-08-29 11:41 +0200
      Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-08-29 08:29 -0700
        Re: C vs Haskell for XML parsing Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2023-08-29 16:54 +0100
    Re: Named function arguments (Was : C vs Haskell for XML parsing) Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2023-08-30 19:30 +0000
      Re: Named function arguments (Was : C vs Haskell for XML parsing) Kaz Kylheku <864-117-4973@kylheku.com> - 2023-08-30 19:53 +0000
        Re: Named function arguments (Was : C vs Haskell for XML parsing) Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2023-08-30 20:07 +0000
          Re: Named function arguments (Was : C vs Haskell for XML parsing) Kaz Kylheku <864-117-4973@kylheku.com> - 2023-08-30 20:42 +0000
          Re: Named function arguments (Was : C vs Haskell for XML parsing) Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.com> - 2023-08-30 23:15 +0100
            Re: Named function arguments (Was : C vs Haskell for XML parsing) Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2023-08-31 18:41 +0000
          Re: Named function arguments (Was : C vs Haskell for XML parsing) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-08-31 12:43 +0200
      Re: Named function arguments (Was : C vs Haskell for XML parsing) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2023-08-30 20:40 -0700

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