Modules vs. Packages

[Paul Benedict]

If the focus of my email was lost in the justification for the colon,
I apologize. My point is that I'd prefer the colon syntax to the @
syntax. Colons in grammar naturally indicate some sort of explanation
follows. In the case of modules, it would be the module version.

Perhaps it's a superficial criticism, but I do not like @ being used
for both annotating and module versioning.

Paul

On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 1:55 AM, Christopher Brind <brindy at brindy.org.uk> wrote:
> Why is a colon so important to named parameters?
>
> @SomeAnnotation(options = 1)
> void draw(int x, int y, Color color = BLACK);
>
> Seems to work just as well, (or just as badly, depending on your view
> point).
>
> Cheers,
> Chris