Comment on Monads, or Programmable Semicolons (2014)Comments−jcl6yWhy limit yourself to programmable semicolons? I hear C++ is going to have programmable whitespace: http://www.stroustrup.com/whitespace98.pdf−zrkrlc6yThat is absurd! Was this an April Fools joke (can't load the PDF right now)? I can't imagine any use case for that feature that isn't going to be hell to maintain.−Elrac6yYes. In the opening paragraph there's a reference to a companion paper from April 1, 1998. I'd say that's a strong hint.−mirekrusin6yJulia supports juxtaposition with number literals in front and it's really neat.
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Why limit yourself to programmable semicolons? I hear C++ is going to have programmable whitespace: http://www.stroustrup.com/whitespace98.pdf
That is absurd! Was this an April Fools joke (can't load the PDF right now)? I can't imagine any use case for that feature that isn't going to be hell to maintain.
Yes. In the opening paragraph there's a reference to a companion paper from April 1, 1998. I'd say that's a strong hint.
Julia supports juxtaposition with number literals in front and it's really neat.