20 Jul
2018
20 Jul
'18
12:30 a.m.
Rhodri James wrote:
On 19/07/18 07:06, Greg Ewing wrote:
There's no such tradition for the new operators being proposed.
There is, actually, it's just not a long one. C# has had null-aware operators for a while, for example.
THere's a precedent, yes, but I wouldn't call it a tradition. A substantial period of time is part of the definition of the word. Wikipedia: "A tradition is a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past." Merriam-Webster: "the handing down of information, beliefs, or customs from one generation to another." I don't think C# has been around long enought to span multiple generations of programmers. -- Greg