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I personally much prefer the smaller "fn" to "function". I started learning programming with python's "def", so maybe it comes from that.

• rat9988 7y ago
  def is way better than fn. you can read def at least.
  • kbenson 7y ago
    Read def? What the point of that? You might say "def" when you see it, but you think of the concept of a function. You should be translating fn to "function" in your head or if you speak it out loud, the same way you say "plus" when you see +. How do you "read" + otherwise? It's the same for every mathematical symbol, since there is no actual way to read them, since they communicate a concept that you most likely translate into your own language in your head.
    • lenkite 7y ago
      Previous poster has a small point. Even I am guilty of saying 'f-n' when reading rust code alound. Kotlin is the best - all functions are fun