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That's why you should read the spec and not guess a function's definition from one example. Otherwise you'll end up thinking that almost everything is simply a
by lonelappde 6y ago
That's why you should read the spec and not guess a function's definition from one example.
Otherwise you'll end up thinking that almost everything is simply an alias for constant True or 0 or Error, by popping in 0 to any operator you check.
- amelius 6y agoNo. Imho, a good language designer will make it possible to learn the language incrementally without surprises. For example, a tutorial on a language should not start with "please read the spec first or you may encounter some awkward and counter-intuitive behavior in areas you thought you had already mastered".