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How would you go about implementing off-side rule?

Oct 14, 2022

When can typeid return different type_info instances for same type?

Feb 19, 2022

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On ruby, why include is private and extend is public?

Oct 18, 2022

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Any BNF IDE with test features

Jan 22, 2017

.net language-design bnf parser-generator

Is it possible to create C# language modifications as did LINQ?

Nov 07, 2022

c# linq compiler-construction language-design

Which syntax options/language features did Scala remove over time (and why)? [closed]

Sep 23, 2018

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Why can't I create an array of a generic type?

Sep 25, 2022

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Why does `ScalaObject` exist?

Aug 16, 2018

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What is the practical use for laziness as a built-in language feature?

Feb 01, 2022

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Javascript: why Object.keys(someobject), rather than someobject.keys?

Nov 06, 2022

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of separating declaration and definition as in C++?

Sep 09, 2022

c++ language-design declaration definition

Is there a C++ styled language without C trappings?

Sep 13, 2022

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Why do a lot of languages lack a logical XOR operator?

Sep 06, 2022

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Why don't popular programming languages use some other character to delimit strings? [closed]

Oct 20, 2018

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Why is there no string interpolation in Scala?

Nov 13, 2022

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Why do raw types in one place cause generic callsites somewhere else to be treated as raw?

Jan 17, 2022

java generics language-design overloading raw-types

Languages and VMs: Features that are hard to optimize and why

Apr 11, 2022

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Why built-in types in C# are language keywords?

Jun 02, 2019

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Why does scala.Serializable not specify any methods?

Aug 25, 2022

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