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Jon Purdy
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Why do many programming languages use the symbol of two vertical parallel lines `||` to mean "or"?
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Which horizontal whitespace should be supported?
May 16, 2023
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Are there Haskell-like languages where equations allow for arbitrary left-hand sides?
Nov 19, 2023
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What options in Unicode are there for balanced pairs of brackets like `(){}[]<>`?
Jun 5, 2023
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What are the drawbacks of using indentation for code blocks?
Jul 4, 2023
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What exactly is Pratt parsing used for and how does it work?
Dec 1, 2023
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What is the term for types that are not type variables?
Oct 6, 2024
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What are some options for integrating subtyping with Damas-Hindley-Milner inference?
Jul 10, 2023
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How do image-based languages deal with transient external references?
Oct 25, 2023
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How to implement + in a language where functions accept only one argument?
Nov 24, 2023

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How do you achieve a numeric versioning scheme with Git?
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How to forward declare a template class in namespace std?
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Did English ever have a formal version of "you"?
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Why do C++ libraries and frameworks never use smart pointers?
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Why is the minus sign, '-', generally not overloaded in the same way as the plus sign?