top | item 44775855 (no title) SethMurphy | 7 months ago I have started using —ahem— em dashes more regularly so people think I am as smart —well clever at least— as AI. discuss order hn newest robocat|7 months ago I'd like to do a study whether there's a correlation between liking emdashes and disliking curly brace languages.I find emdashes hard to parse and I don't like them without extra spacing.The punctuation in English feels kinda sucky (and implicit variables suck) compared to some programming languages. drooby|7 months ago It's not just about using well placed em dashes — it's about creating a sense of awe and enlightenment. JKCalhoun|7 months ago I agree. I could drop using em-dashes. I feel though like the narrative feels broken up. It stops and starts too frequently.
robocat|7 months ago I'd like to do a study whether there's a correlation between liking emdashes and disliking curly brace languages.I find emdashes hard to parse and I don't like them without extra spacing.The punctuation in English feels kinda sucky (and implicit variables suck) compared to some programming languages.
drooby|7 months ago It's not just about using well placed em dashes — it's about creating a sense of awe and enlightenment. JKCalhoun|7 months ago I agree. I could drop using em-dashes. I feel though like the narrative feels broken up. It stops and starts too frequently.
JKCalhoun|7 months ago I agree. I could drop using em-dashes. I feel though like the narrative feels broken up. It stops and starts too frequently.
robocat|7 months ago
I find emdashes hard to parse and I don't like them without extra spacing.
The punctuation in English feels kinda sucky (and implicit variables suck) compared to some programming languages.
drooby|7 months ago
JKCalhoun|7 months ago