The Syntax Pedant's TED Talk

Code review Coding standards Syntax Programming terminology Brackets Curly braces Parentheses Developer pet peeves Technical correctness Pedantic programmers

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The Syntax Pedant's TED Talk

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The hill programmers are willing to die on: proper syntax terminology. Nothing triggers a developer faster than hearing someone call parentheses "brackets" during code review. It's the same energy as correcting someone's grammar in the YouTube comments section. The mock TED Talk format just makes it *chef's kiss* - because we all know that person who treats basic programming knowledge like they're delivering revolutionary wisdom to the masses.

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