A while back, I started using Ruby for some personal software projects. I was immediately impressed with its "code block" syntax. It's a fairly natural Algol-like syntax for lambda expressions, and is used to great effect in the language. ( I'd like to advocate wider adoption of this kind of syntax, and suggest some improvements. )

I've decided to start posting some of my thoughts about programming languages and software development tools. Since I so love to bitch and moan, I'll motivate myself by starting off with a complaint about the language I use every day at work, Python. ( And so, donning my asbestos smoking jacket, I wax philosophical about syntax: )