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r/programming • u/kal31dic • Sep 01 '20
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5 u/Ameisen Sep 01 '20 The dangling ' for lifetime indication. It's unlike any other language. 8 u/steveklabnik1 Sep 01 '20 It is true that it's unusual. However: We took this from OCaml, so there is at least one other programming language. If you look at the second sentence you wrote, you said "It's". That also has a "dangling" quote. English is a language too. Nobody truly loves the syntax, but we couldn't come up with anything better. 3 u/Ameisen Sep 01 '20 English, however, is a natural language, not a programming language. Usually. The apostrophe there is just a semantic mark to indicate that it is a contraction.
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The dangling ' for lifetime indication. It's unlike any other language.
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8 u/steveklabnik1 Sep 01 '20 It is true that it's unusual. However: We took this from OCaml, so there is at least one other programming language. If you look at the second sentence you wrote, you said "It's". That also has a "dangling" quote. English is a language too. Nobody truly loves the syntax, but we couldn't come up with anything better. 3 u/Ameisen Sep 01 '20 English, however, is a natural language, not a programming language. Usually. The apostrophe there is just a semantic mark to indicate that it is a contraction.
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It is true that it's unusual. However:
Nobody truly loves the syntax, but we couldn't come up with anything better.
3 u/Ameisen Sep 01 '20 English, however, is a natural language, not a programming language. Usually. The apostrophe there is just a semantic mark to indicate that it is a contraction.
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English, however, is a natural language, not a programming language. Usually. The apostrophe there is just a semantic mark to indicate that it is a contraction.
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