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CuriouslyCtoday at 12:38 PM2 repliesview on HN

Using a consistent string delimiter has value: if you search for ['foo'] you will find all instances of the string foo. With inconsistent delimiters, you better have a single canonical 'foo' in your project or you're going to run into problems.


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jason1chotoday at 4:04 PM

When a string contains strange characters, how do you enforce the single consistent delimiter?

You probably haven't written diverse enough code.

maratctoday at 12:49 PM

See if you know where this leads before clicking on it: https://xkcd.com/208/

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