> overloaded operators or keywords in different contexts (C++, Perl)
Woa there, ever look at vector math libraries in C - horribly unreadable and ugly.
> too much verbosity
Verbosity describes a programs behavior without implied knowledge thus a reader of some code will understand exactly what is meant. I disagree that the definition of readability is all about how quickly you can skim source code - and ew too many words.
> And almost everybody and their grandma dislike their syntax (especially Ada's), and would prefer something less verbose.
Well, they were objectively designed to readability based on studies of other languages (at least Ada). And hey, I like it but I guess I am biased : P
Woa there, ever look at vector math libraries in C - horribly unreadable and ugly.
> too much verbosity
Verbosity describes a programs behavior without implied knowledge thus a reader of some code will understand exactly what is meant. I disagree that the definition of readability is all about how quickly you can skim source code - and ew too many words.
> And almost everybody and their grandma dislike their syntax (especially Ada's), and would prefer something less verbose.
Well, they were objectively designed to readability based on studies of other languages (at least Ada). And hey, I like it but I guess I am biased : P