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Re: Addition of nocode keyword

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On 10/29/2019 8:15 AM, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
> I agree that there should be an option to enforce a defined type of
> syntax spacing, but we would not agree on what it is.  IIRC, ANSI
> uses 4-wide spacing for tabs.  GNU uses 8.  Some have braces indent-
> ed, others don't.  I block off sections of code with meaning:
> 
> ------
>      code_above();       // Followed by a triple-space
> 
> 
>      //////////
>      // Explanation here
>      //////
>          // Comments for each related sub-block
>          indented_code_here();
>          relating_to_the_explanation();
> 
>          // Double-spaced comments go here
>          and_more_code();
>          goes_here();    // Followed by a triple-space
> 
> 
>      // New comments for the next sub-block that doesn't need an
>      // outer encapsulating block
>      code_continues_here();
> ------
> 
> I do that primarily to address my dyslexia, so that a different
> part of my brain categorizes code so I'm not constantly reading
> only to understand things.

This need to indent is so prevalent in my ability to easily read and
maintain even my own code, that I added a new language feature to
CAlive.  They are the ||| and |||| operators.

||| serves as an "ignore me" operator.  It serves no purpose, except
to be part of a notable visualization presentation designed to catch
the eye.

|||| is a line comment.  They're used together in code like this:

------
     code_above();       // Followed by a double-space

   ||||||||||
   |||| Explanation here
   |||| Maybe even a multi-line explanation
   ||||||
   ||||
   |||   // Comments for each related sub-block
   |||   indented_code_here();
   |||   relating_to_the_explanation();
   |||
   |||   // Double-spaced comments go here
   |||   and_more_code();
   |||   goes_here();    // Followed by a double-space
   ||||
   ||||||

     // New comments for the next sub-block that doesn't need an
     // outer encapsulating block
     code_continues_here();
------

It allows the block to be visually identified easily in source
code.  All code within the block relates to it.  It can be
collapsed with the explanation portion remaining so you know
what that block of code actually did as by description.  It
also introduces a new ability within the debugger, to single-
step through code by those blocks.  And with the use of an IDE,
starts and stops for each block can be flagged, and it does the
manual labor of typing in the |||| and ||| for you as needed.
You just type code like normal.

And in the IDE, the presentation can be different.  Rather
than showing ||| characters everywhere which can be cluttered
to some people, it can be made into a vertical line, or enclosed
in a rectangle, or have the background color changed, or a fade-
in color from the left to the right to mark it off subtly, but
still visually, or in other ways.

In any event ... I've tried with C.  There are several features
I desired to see added.  I'm relegated to adding them to my own
language.  And I'm okay with that.  It's the only way to have
real control over a thing anyway.

CAlive.  It will provide desirable advancements, and be THE way
to keep the C language alive in moving forward, unless they do
succumb and start implementing various of CAlive's features.

-- 
Rick C. Hodgin

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Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-25 05:26 -0700
  Re: Addition of nocode keyword Philipp Klaus Krause <pkk@spth.de> - 2019-10-25 15:53 +0200
    Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-25 07:26 -0700
      Re: Addition of nocode keyword Philipp Klaus Krause <pkk@spth.de> - 2020-08-04 11:00 +0200
  Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-25 11:04 -0700
  Re: Addition of nocode keyword Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-10-25 23:42 +0100
    Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-25 22:20 -0400
      Re: Addition of nocode keyword Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-10-26 22:52 +0100
        Re: Addition of nocode keyword Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-10-26 23:27 +0100
        Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-26 17:19 -0700
  Re: Addition of nocode keyword Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2019-10-25 22:10 -0300
    Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-25 19:02 -0700
      Re: Addition of nocode keyword Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2019-10-28 23:45 -0400
        Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-29 08:15 -0400
          Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-29 08:42 -0400
          Re: Addition of nocode keyword Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2019-10-29 22:37 -0400
            Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-30 05:10 -0700
    Re: Addition of nocode keyword Philipp Klaus Krause <pkk@spth.de> - 2019-10-26 18:45 +0200
  Re: Addition of nocode keyword Jakob Bohm <jb-usenet@wisemo.com.invalid> - 2019-10-28 10:42 +0100
    Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-28 18:13 -0700
      Re: Addition of nocode keyword David Spencer <spencer@panix.com> - 2019-10-29 02:55 +0000
        Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-29 07:58 -0400
          Re: Addition of nocode keyword David Spencer <spencer@panix.com> - 2019-10-29 20:21 +0000
            Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-29 13:31 -0700
              Re: Addition of nocode keyword jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu - 2019-10-29 14:47 -0700
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-29 19:36 -0400
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2019-10-29 22:13 -0400
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-30 05:03 -0700
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-10-30 09:48 +0100
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-30 05:13 -0700
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-10-30 08:40 -0700
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-30 09:44 -0700
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-10-30 18:30 +0100
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu - 2019-10-30 08:12 -0700
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca> - 2019-10-30 16:47 +0000
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-10-30 13:30 -0400
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-10-30 18:37 +0100
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca> - 2019-10-30 18:34 +0000
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-10-31 10:14 -0700
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-30 21:29 -0400
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu - 2019-10-31 08:37 -0700
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-31 09:38 -0700
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-10-31 19:50 +0100
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword Philipp Klaus Krause <pkk@spth.de> - 2020-08-04 11:18 +0200
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-11-01 07:20 -0700
              Re: Addition of nocode keyword David Spencer <spencer@panix.com> - 2019-10-29 23:46 +0000
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2019-10-29 21:41 -0400
              Re: Addition of nocode keyword guinness.tony@gmail.com - 2019-10-30 04:36 -0700
                Re: Addition of nocode keyword Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-10-31 00:19 +0000
    Re: Addition of nocode keyword David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-10-29 14:32 +0100
      Re: Addition of nocode keyword Jakob Bohm <jb-usenet@wisemo.com.invalid> - 2019-10-29 17:41 +0100
        Re: Addition of nocode keyword David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-10-29 23:24 +0100

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