In article <3975A3CF.43674EB9@erols.com>, John VanSickle 
<van### [at] erolscom> wrote:

> Will it render faster?

Of course not, it is part of the language.


> Will it parse faster?

Well, the complete rewrite that this particular syntax would require 
could easily lead to a much faster parser. Just don't forget about the 
fact that a rewrite is already planned. :-)


> If not, forget it.

You seem to have forgotten about ease of use. On the one side, speed is 
irrelevant if only a few people can or will use it. On the other, many 
things would be much easier/more efficient with some object-oriented 
features. It is possible to add these features without forcing everyone 
to re-learn the language.

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