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> never memorizing associativity and precedence tables again. Why is that an unambiguous benefit though? By that logic, we ought to have parentheses around ev
by smallnamespace 10y ago
> never memorizing associativity and precedence tables again.
Why is that an unambiguous benefit though?
By that logic, we ought to have parentheses around every mathematical expression as well.
I think there's a sane middle ground between forcing people to memorize endless precedence tables versus not having any implicit precedence at all.
- kazinator 10y ago> By that logic, we ought to have parentheses around every mathematical expression as well. Yes we should. Some math notations are simply crazy; they make it hard to follow the semantics. The one thing that turns me off math is the notation. A lot of math papers don't explain their notation; that's another problem.
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