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The C++ scope resolution operator is beautiful
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I don't agree. Many languages differentiate in terms of standards. In Java, your objects start lowercase, so if you see uppercase, its a static call.
:: looks nice, I guess, but many languages and standards improve clarity of code.
by convention only though
That's just convention.
:: is enforced by the compiler.
Yeah, but does that matter? I don't think, I've ever accidentally broken these conventions, where compiler assistance would have been helpful.
It don't get past review if it doesn't follow standards. I'm yet to see a deviation.
If a language is bad because devs do stupid things, they're all bad.
Also:
::in Java is method reference. In Kotlin it's reflection.I'd say if you care a lot about distinguishing contexts it's really the job of the IDE to highlight syntax.
Don't write code as though you're going to read it in plain text imo.
I like how Java uses it. As a C# dev I wish for it sometimes.
Yeah, kind of curious what Go does here then / what the actual experience is like.
It abuses casing for public/private, so presumably there's no way to see whether a given sequence of letters is a variable or a type.
Not really, that's just the way a specific coding style was specified. You're free to refactor all your projects to follow any other coding style if you really want to, and your programs will continue to work just fine.