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- 18@hyde: Knowing the keywords of any language tells us exactly nothing...thorsten müller– thorsten müller2013-03-23 10:12:31 +00:00Commented Mar 23, 2013 at 10:12
- 1@thorstenmüller Reciting all reserved words of a language from memory was an exxageration and irrelevant I admit, and you probably refer to that. But recognizing them in code and knowing what they do in any given context... Well, if someone does know the keywords, they can tell what code does, and if not, at best they can make an educated guess of what the code may do.hyde– hyde2013-03-23 10:37:19 +00:00Commented Mar 23, 2013 at 10:37
- 1Even if he didn't, he should have said that.SChepurin– SChepurin2013-03-23 11:47:22 +00:00Commented Mar 23, 2013 at 11:47
- 9true.. Einstein said "[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books".. so those saying memorising everything is the only way to know something are suggesting Albert was a bit of a thicky :-)gbjbaanb– gbjbaanb2013-03-23 14:58:52 +00:00Commented Mar 23, 2013 at 14:58
- 5@hyde: it's easy to recognized reserved words. They show up in different color :)DXM– DXM2013-03-23 17:19:34 +00:00Commented Mar 23, 2013 at 17:19
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