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Re:Svelte 5 Released by twic on Saturday October 19, 2024 @04:59PM (#41890750)
Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.

-- Edsger W.Dijkstra https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~EWD/transcriptions/EWD04xx/EWD498...

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Re:Svelte 5 Released by miki123211 on Saturday October 19, 2024 @06:04PM (#41891123)
If your native tongue isn't English, I don't think that's necessarily true any more.
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Re:Svelte 5 Released by aegypti on Saturday October 19, 2024 @06:38PM (#41891335)
Expression, comprehension, and mastery of the form are still independent of English, it was never about direct utility or anything.
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