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Re:Trine – A utility library for functional programming in J... by escherize on Thursday June 11, 2015 @12:11PM (#9700530)
I'm not sure it's purely a matter of taste and fashion.

Let's say I make a new language called javascript++.

Instead of having `function` be a keyword, I chose `functioooooooooooooooooooooooooooon`. Based on their syntaxes, do you find one fundamentally better?

Re:Trine – A utility library for functional programming in J... by eueueu on Friday June 12, 2015 @07:53AM (#9705292)
Well clearly "function" is "better", because it's less prone to typos, easier to read, and makes more sense. But if you can make a good argument to go with "functioooooooooooooooooooooooooooon" then go for it.