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1998 called, they want your objections back. Consider the statement "I would like to learn C, but the lack of significant indentation is a huge turn-off for me

• NonNefarious 4y ago
  Actually, it doesn't. In C, you can use indentation as you see fit; braces allow you to define code blocks and scope as necessary. That gives you both worlds. Python apparently doesn't. But stay smug.
  • ptx 4y ago
    > That gives you both worlds. Or put another way, you're forced to specify the same thing twice: with whitespace for the human and with braces for the compiler, creating the possibility for these specifications to get out of sync. In Python, the compiler reads the same information you already put there for the human.