Ask HN: Would programming be easier if we had more types of brackets?

Posted by woah on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @10:57PM
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Re:Ask HN: Would programming be easier if we had more types ... by hasheagle on Thursday December 04, 2014 @04:00AM (#8698442)

I prefer less brackets for sure. Programming will be worse if we have more types of brackets. Less is more.

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Re:Ask HN: Would programming be easier if we had more types ... by noiv on Wednesday December 03, 2014 @12:18AM (#8692022)

Honestly, I'd prefer less brackets or none. Just like natural language: Punctuation is enough to define contexts. The compiler/interpreter could point at ambiguous parts.

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Re:Ask HN: Would programming be easier if we had more types ... by matthewarkin on Wednesday December 03, 2014 @02:20AM (#8692324)

No, case and point Objective-C

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