From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jambunathan K Subject: Re: Proposed New Syntax For Calling Code Blocks was Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:42:22 +0530 Message-ID: <81bp85fgll.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87vd6deafb.fsf@gmail.com> <817hits755.fsf_-_@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=50880 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OuAte-0006l8-Eq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:12:35 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OuAtc-0003Tp-73 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:12:34 -0400 Received: from mail-pz0-f41.google.com ([209.85.210.41]:47658) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OuAtc-0003TP-21 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:12:32 -0400 Received: by pzk26 with SMTP id 26so1098651pzk.0 for ; Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:12:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <817hits755.fsf_-_@gmail.com> (Jambunathan K.'s message of "Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:28:14 +0530") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Eric Schulte Cc: Org Mode Eric I have typed enough. You or the Mailing list wouldn't get any more unsolicited mails from me on this little idea of mine. Some concluding remarks. As I see it, the crux of my articles is in highlighting the unique and (much needed role) that Babel could play or plays within the org ecosystem. In my view (which could be incomplete, flawed or warped), 1. Babel is predominantly a macro environment for 'mashing up of' textual content within an orgmode document. 2. The syntax/grammar of Babel macro calls should not deviate significantly from existing Orgmode syntax and more specifically it shouldn't invent new syntax (so that parsing becomes spaghettish). 3. The noweb/literate programming face of Babel may not be of much interest to 'compositional' demands of Orgmode users and vice-versa. i.e, One predominantly writes articles or does literate programming. Not both simultaneously. Text mashups are interesting for set of first set of users and noweb expansion to the second set. Just sharing my thoughts ... More of what my mental model of Babel is ... Jambunathan K.