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Re:Why I want Swift to be your first language by guelo on Thursday August 27, 2015 @04:06PM (#10131744)
The semicolon thing had me scratching my head. Are people teaching Java without an IDE that shows syntax errors very visibly?
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Re:Why I want Swift to be your first language by fernandotakai on Thursday August 27, 2015 @04:28PM (#10131873)
hell, i work with python using vim and i can see syntax errors on it. it's really a basic feature when you are writing code.

also, swift has syntax that can bite new developers just like any other language.

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