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Comment by FrancoDiaz

10 years ago

"syntax doesn't matter, only semantics!" is what I classify as geek machismo. I used to see a lot of that over at http://lambda-the-ultimate.org in its heyday.

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Retra  10 years ago

It's basically a pedant's creed. I really wish everyone who desired to express that point would translate it into some forgotten language first, just to drive the irony deep.

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