• mossy_@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    Guy who worked at my place before me kept using these and GOTO statements all over the place.

    His name? Cotton-eyed Joe

  • pro3757@programming.dev
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    17 days ago

    It’s in Intercal, a joke language from '70s. Mark Rendle describes it here in his talk at NDC. This whole talk is ridiculous btw.

    • frezik@midwest.social
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      17 days ago

      This is the same language where you have to say PLEASE sometimes or it won’t compile. But if you say PLEASE too much, the compiler will think you’re pandering and also refuse to compile. The range between too polite and not polite enough is not specified and varies by implementation.

      • Whelks_chance@lemmy.world
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        17 days ago

        I love how arbitrary, cultural and opinionated that must be to work with. You’d learn something about the implimenter of the compiler by using it for a while.

  • umbrella@lemmy.ml
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    16 days ago

    am i the only dumb fuck here who unironically likes this?

    would make goto type situations much more usable

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      16 days ago

      I don’t see any case where this is better than a goto. A goto you can read progressively though. A comefrom you’d see written then have to track to that piece of code and remember there’s a potential hidden branch there.