For expressions I can understand it's harder. But for function calls we already use prefix notation in almost all languages. We just place the parentheneses differently.
print(sin(pow(2, x))) print(sin(pow(2, x)))pow() is a good example, as it was used a lot as an example for operator overloading in, for example, Swift. So instead of
pow(2,x)
2 ** x
If you extend infix syntax to named methods, the problem goes away:
2 raisedTo:x
So in a sense I agree with you that the difference is not huge for some expressions, but for me that doesn't solve the mystery, but only shifts it.
Also, infix has the unfortunate problem of requiring operator priorities to parse.
f(2, g(3, 4))
2 f 3 g 4
(2 f (3 g 4))
which is arguably how most sane engineers would write it.
> which is arguably how most sane engineers would write it
I'm always wary of this sort of statement.