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		zabzonk 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zig's Lovely Syntax I don't think many people would start to use a language unless the found the syntax at least a little simpatico - but I guess they could be drawn by the semantics it provides.

sampullman 4 months ago | [–]

I (almost) don't consider syntax at all when considering a language, just whether it's suitable for the task.

The exception is languages with syntax that require a non-standard keyboard.

jeltz 4 months ago | [–]

I mostly chose languages due to semantics.

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