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You've got to distinguish syntax from semantics, though. I agree, it's easy to turn a big semantic win into a net readability loss if you choose to represent it
by bunderbunder 2y ago
You've got to distinguish syntax from semantics, though. I agree, it's easy to turn a big semantic win into a net readability loss if you choose to represent it with an overly terse syntax that promotes code golf.
- ajross 2y agoCompilers are really smart. It's easy enough in the modern world to demand that a "type" field be checked against all enumerants, preserving the "semantic win". A plain old C switch statement with gcc -Wall will do this today, in fact.
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