JavaScript related languages introduce the same problem. Is the `<` a comparison operator, the start of a type generics segment from something like TypeScript,

JavaScript related languages introduce the same problem. Is the `<` a comparison operator, the start of a type generics segment from something like TypeScript, a markup tag from something like React, or something else? JavaScript alone does not provide the context for that clarity. Boost templates in C++ are similar sort of problem, but there is less variability around boost templates, so they would be easier to discern from the surrounding syntax than the several JavaScript variances. > I think a good goal for a syntax is to... I manage a parser supporting many languages, not a language. I don't have the freedom to dictate what a language should look like. Instead my application must have the flexibility to tolerate other peoples' language design decisions, what ever they may be.