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Does Python's semicolon statement ending feature have any unique use?
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How do modern compilers choose which variables to put in registers?
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What are the ways compilers recognize complex patterns?
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Why do compilers typically convert code into abstract syntax/parse trees before the final product?
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Why is almost every programming language made in English?
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Why do common Rust packages depend on C code?
Awarded Nov 27, 2023 at 14:35
Why do so many programming languages not have a "built-in" way to do simple math functions?
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Why did Rust require macro names to have an exclamation point at the end?
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How can we compare expressive power between two Turing-complete languages?
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Why do programming languages use the asterisk * for multiplication?
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Why do programming languages use delimiters (quotes) for strings?
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How should I read type system notation?
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