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To be clear, not needing to ignore a single character is somehow a 'godsend'?

• dnautics 7y ago
  Also tabs. I eventually discovered how to use parser combinators, but I would have made it more frustrating to get started and I'm somewhat conscientious the cognitive burden of these sorts of things can get overwhelming, especially for a project I'm not getting paid for.
  • BubRoss 7y ago
    Does zig error out on tabs too?
    • AndyKelley 7y ago
      https://github.com/ziglang/zig/wiki/FAQ#why-does-zig-force-me-to-use-spaces-instead-of-tabs https://github.com/ziglang/zig/wiki/FAQ#why-does-zig-force-m...
      • BubRoss 7y ago
        Why not just put this in the compiler like every other compiler in existence?