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I've actually gone one step further and I'm pretty sure I can adapt to anything now. I coded in Java for 20+ years and then switched to Kotlin. Semicolons were
by hota_mazi 3y ago
I've actually gone one step further and I'm pretty sure I can adapt to anything now.
I coded in Java for 20+ years and then switched to Kotlin. Semicolons were gone, it was a breath of fresh air.
And then I learned Rust and I faced what I thought were two absolutely insurmountable obstacles: semicolons AND snake_case. I considered Rust ugly for these reasons and really dragged my feet. But I was curious about the language, so I perservered.
One week later, I wasn't noticing any of these any more. I still do think that semicolons are a manifestation of a language developer who favors their time over mine, but it's become more of a pet peeve than a deal breaker.
The human mind is wonderfully flexible.
- pjc50 3y agoIf I ever do my "pet crank opinions" programming language, it will use "." as the statement terminator as it is in English. And COBOL.