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		tome on July 22, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: More Good Programming Quotes (2016) Linus's quotation is similar to Wadler's law: > In any language design, the total time spent discussing a feature in this list is proportional to two raised to the power of its position. > 0. Semantics > 1. Syntax > 2. Lexical syntax > 3. Lexical syntax of comments http://wiki.c2.com/?WadlersLaw

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