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Re:Toit v2.0.0 by mkl on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @08:08AM (#50351531)
> The `--named=value` syntax is just a winner

The "--" seems so unnecessary though. Wouldn't "name=" be sufficient to signal a named parameter? Or maybe Toit has expressions that use "=".

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Re:Toit v2.0.0 by floitsch on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @08:18AM (#50351623)
We probably could have made it work without the `--`. Coming from Posix, the `--` feels natural, and it also allows for code completion.
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