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On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 13:21:04 -0400
DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> 
> > Do you have any suggestion for a less ambiguous syntax?
> 
> We resolve ambiguity by documenting what we expect.
> 
> The question is, which syntax makes the most sense for us - what would
> present the "least surprise" to the user?
> 
> I think in this case, choosing between:
> 
> * Pascal
> * Ada
> * An obscure GCC extension[*]
> * Verilog
* VHDL