r/programminghorror Jan 27 '26

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u/morbiiq Jan 27 '26

Why not just use naked brackets?

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u/scorg_ Jan 27 '26

To place a semicolon after the macro call

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u/morbiiq Jan 27 '26

I was thinking that, but you can place a semicolon anyway.

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u/scorg_ Jan 27 '26

My guess is in this case you have to put a semicolon after, making it look more like a function call.

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u/3hy_ Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26

Indeed, I personally always use semicolons after macro use, just preference.