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“ The Java 1.5 proposal offers programmers a false choice between desirable new features and readability. In fact, all of the proposed new features for 1.5 can be represented by clear, unambiguous, and readable constructs without breaking backwards compatibility.”
As far as for-loops are concerned, I think Guido’s choice of syntax for Python is the best I’ve seen in any language.
for object in sequence: do_something(object)
For satisfying the urges of C programmers to write
for(i=0;i<x;i++)
range(start, end, step) so that one can write the loop like
for i in range(x):
For iterating over a collection, no funky iterators are required, since collections are sequences.
According to the O'Reilly article, the proposed new format for Java is:
for(Object o: collection){}
for (Object o = eachof collection)
class A extends B implements C in C# is class A:B, C - I don’t like this either for the same reason. Explicit is better than implicit.
Personally, I’d prefer:
for(Object o in collection)
While on the subject of readability, here is a recommended bookmark: Integrating Struts, Tiles, and JavaServer Faces.
You've left out the c#:
foreach(Type t in TypeCollection)
And the c# (and possibly c) syntax for(x=0; x<10; x++) isn't just a sequence, it is really a while loop in disguise...
for(initial statement; while condition; statement each pass)
Sadly, it's way, way too late to do anything about it. On my reading of the situation, the loop syntax was pretty much set in stone a year a go.
The only way out is to toss Java and go program in Python :)