There is pretty much no reason to use <> except "that's what C++ did, because they didn't have any other symbols to spare". If done correctly, (e. g. [] for ty

There is pretty much no reason to use <> except "that's what C++ did, because they didn't have any other symbols to spare". If done correctly, (e. g. [] for types, () for values, and >/< for binary comparisons) this approach achieves a lot of consistency and simplicity.