Remove brackets from Mathematica syntax

Ideas
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I’ve worked with Python quite a bit and really like that that’s indented, meaning I don’t have to bother me with brackets, as in C or C++.

Mathematicas’ syntax is absolutely powerful, but often I get stuck in matching brackets cause the expressions are very complex and nested.

I’d like you developers to change the syntax and make it “bracket-free” as much as possible, or at least introduce automatic indentation when needed.

I suggest to look at Python syntax. More, it’d be useful if you simplified function template selection and removed square brackets for built-in functions. Ex. Cos[x] becomes Cos x , and its being alone in its line cuts off all the ambiguities.

Hope it helps. Cheers and good job, I really love your software!

2

When all else fails, try reading the documentation.

3

Square brackets [ ] are an integral and unavoidable part of Mathematica code. You can often use @ in an alternative form in place of brackets. Try for example

In[1]:= Simplify@x + 2 x

Out[1]= 3 x
4

Square brackets [ ] are an integral and unavoidable part of Mathematica code. You can often use @ in an alternative form in place of brackets. Try for example

In[1]:= Simplify@x + 2 x

Out[1]= 3 x
5

Thanks for reply! I didn’t know this use of @ in the language, so thanks!

I know it’s part of the language, but I just think Mathematica would be clearer without brackets. Don’t you think so? I’d like to get your impressions.

6

space mean multiplication. making the change you want would probably require rewriting hundreds of thousands of lines of code.

7

Yes, that’s sadly true. What a pity.