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> Whether functions are introduced with an explicit keyword; how return types are marked; whether semicolons can be omitted at end of line; how types are named (and the overall system for describing algebraic types).

Yes, these are all examples of things I always thought were generally considered small enough differences that nobody who was okay with how C++ or Rust or Swift did them would find the way one of the others did it a deal-breaker.

> ...Which is really all to say: different people are focused on different details, at different levels.

For sure!

parent rtfeldman 8 months ago

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