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Because that's How It's Done. Programmers are almost the only people who routinely break it - because we're used to quoted strings being atomic units.
by AkThhhpppt 14y ago
Because that's How It's Done. Programmers are almost the only people who routinely break it - because we're used to quoted strings being atomic units.
- pbhjpbhj 14y agoSo there's no rationale beyond convention? Other linguistic conventions get changed so why is this one sticking around and why do its supporters promote it - is the more logical [to me] method somehow confusing?
- adavies42 14y agoit's old printers' stuff to do with physical properties of lead type, i think. as to why it won't go away, i have no idea. i happily ignore it in almost all my writing....
- AkThhhpppt 14y agoInertia, I assume.