layout rule infelicity

[Johannes Waldmann]

> ... layout rules somewhat
> like Haskell's. In our experience it was the single thing that
> confused students most.

same here, for exactly these reasons. students get really confused.

on the other hand, students regularily get confused by other things as well,
like homework assignments on formal languages,
so that alone is not enough reason to drop the subject altogether :-)
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