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[–] captainjaneway 44 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Gentleman should be the name of the system. We need exquisite types:

  • int: numeral
  • boolean: veritas
  • char: littera
  • string: verbum
  • double: fractio
  • struct: aedificium
numeral x = 3; // pronounced "noo-mer-al eggs is thadeeEEEE" 
[–] marcos 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That post was going so well... And then you go and use the equality symbol for assignment like a savage.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] marcos 2 points 1 year ago
[–] captainjaneway 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True. Clearly we should use "is"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

In VIM mode, veritas

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

“aedificium” got me