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ziroshimalast Sunday at 11:46 PM2 repliesview on HN

It makes sense from a boolean perspective. E.g "I'll try and go to the store." If the try fails, you did not go to the store.


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petesergeantlast Monday at 1:44 AM

That’s just the meaning of “try” tho; “I’ll try to go to the store” is identical in meaning

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AnimalMuppetlast Monday at 12:20 AM

Only if your language has short-circuiting booleans.