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Re:Brendan Eich: The infernal semicolon by OzzyB on Sunday April 15, 2012 @05:07PM (#3844760)
...or perhaps a simple "Zen of Javascript" would be in order.

Reading this "debate" makes me thankful for the Python Community and their stance on "readable code" above all else.

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Re:Brendan Eich: The infernal semicolon by andrewflnr on Sunday April 15, 2012 @07:57PM (#3845215)
Now that you mention it, every language should have a "Zen" statement, or if you don't want to call it that, a short description of its philosophy. This in addition to the concise problem/solution statement that probably every piece of software should have.
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