Yeah LightDye, well said! Pay particular to the Little Things section for as a programmer trying to get things done, they're not really that little!
leanMon 21 Jul 2014
Thanks!!
tomclTue 22 Jul 2014
The use of it-blocks for compact representation of closures is quite unusual, and one of the key syntactic details that make Fantom coding different from other code.
It is implied in the Little Things section - but not stated explicitly.
The type checking is unique and motivated by the need to preserve static type security while also reducing unnecessary syntactic clutter and semantic type complexity.
HertzTue 22 Jul 2014
I wouldn't say its quite unusual. Ruby uses a similar system called blocks and they are used to help with GUI programming and functional programming. But it is definitely a plus.
lean Sun 20 Jul 2014
Hey,
I have to investigate fantom in my college, and I need to find some "special" things about what fantom can do..
I will be glad for your help!! Thanks..
LightDye Sun 20 Jul 2014
This is a good page to start with: Why Fantom
SlimerDude Sun 20 Jul 2014
Yeah
LightDye, well said! Pay particular to the Little Things section for as a programmer trying to get things done, they're not really that little!lean Mon 21 Jul 2014
Thanks!!
tomcl Tue 22 Jul 2014
The use of it-blocks for compact representation of closures is quite unusual, and one of the key syntactic details that make Fantom coding different from other code.
It is implied in the Little Things section - but not stated explicitly.
The type checking is unique and motivated by the need to preserve static type security while also reducing unnecessary syntactic clutter and semantic type complexity.
Hertz Tue 22 Jul 2014
I wouldn't say its quite unusual. Ruby uses a similar system called blocks and they are used to help with GUI programming and functional programming. But it is definitely a plus.