Nowadays, many languages opt for a peculiar style of declaration.
let x:Integer=2
This is very unlike ours.
Integer x=2
This is also a case of applying the precepts.
This is a case where both styles rank equal on familiarity. Any of them could be said to be familiar enough to a programmer by now.
However, there's at least one extra keyword and more syntax in the former. It's more cluttered for reasons that arguably aren't worth it.
The second is simpler syntactically and semantic-wise.
Going further into everything between var and let decidedly strays further from making a minimalist or at all user-friendly language.
It's even worse with function declaration. An additional arrow along with an : for every argument.
- More keywords.
- More syntax clutter.
- More to read and write.
We've strayed way too far from an user-friendly language for scripting.
With all that said, it should be clearer what our ideas and rationale for the language is.
- Whitespace.
- C-style declarations.
These all get a bonus from economy of space. Simply put, a language is less smooth if there's more to type. They get +1 to smooth/minimalist and don't have many drawbacks to offset.
- camelCase.
Although we have nothing against using_underlines, default libraries will often default
There's always an element of opinion and interpretation in any discussion regarding syntax or conventions for a language.
What makes a language simple? How far should we go if we want a minimal language?
Nonetheless, this is our particular stance.