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Ah, I should've been more explicit that I was referring to programming language syntax. For example, this is unfortunately not the convention in Python, Rust, S

• dvt 3y ago
  Ah gotcha, I actually 100% agree here. I think both the parser (and my brain) would probably be better served by space on both sides of a variable : type (or type : variable) declaration.
  • chrisweekly 3y ago
    For my part, while I have some mixed feelings about introducing whitespace signifigance, I sympathize w the OP and in TypeScript projects, have sometimes wished for more intuitive disambiguation. As for conventions, I might prefer key: value (trailing space for eg JS props), vs foo :type (leading space for types)
    • EarthLaunch 3y ago
      I try to do this at home [eg 0] and it flabbergasted some coworkers when one such notation accidentally slipped into a day job PR last year. I didn't try to argue for it- but I like it personally, mainly for making control flow easier to skim. 0: https://github.com/Suncapped/babs/blob/prod/src/shared/SharedZone.ts https://github.com/Suncapped/babs/blob/prod/src/shared/Share...