On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 2:44 PM Carsten Bormann <cabo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On 3. Aug 2023, at 22:33, Tim Bray <tbray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> where’s the guidance on when/when-not to use them?” It really does feel like something is missing. Is there nothing useful that we could say?
This is a bit like guidance on when to say 3 + 6 and when (3 + 6) — or maybe when to say 3 + 3 * 2 and when 3 + (3 * 2).
That's a good analogue. If I understand correctly, I think the draft should say that older versions required them where this draft does not, but that they may still help in editing and reading of complex expressions.
A good example from the past is "JSLint"*, by Douglas Crockford. He resisted requiring break statements in switches, as they were not strictly required. But, of course, JSLint itself ended up having such a bug.
thanks,
Rob
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