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Re:Programming language notation is a barrier to entry by the_af on Thursday October 01, 2020 @02:45PM (#24654663)
> What about languages who support multiple ways to do something in a semi-inconsistent manner?

They seem like a good thing to me!

The aim is never to make things difficult for beginners on purpose. The point is that making things less confusing for beginners is not worthwhile if it comes at the cost of making things more cumbersome for practitioners.

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Re:Programming language notation is a barrier to entry by the_af on Thursday October 01, 2020 @06:00PM (#24656586)
Addendum: I completely misread the comment I was replying to. My comment "they seem like a good thing to me" makes no sense. Please disregard. Unfortunately, I cannot delete it now.

I actually agree with the comment which states "But that's not really a beginner-specific problem. Even practitioners will likely find it to be a nuisance."

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