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Can "no cyclic data structures" be enforced at compile time?

asked May 16, 2023 at 18:44

23 votes

7 answers

900 views

Is there a widespread alternative to C-style or Python-style code block syntax?

asked May 16, 2023 at 16:52

23 votes

12 answers

6k views

Why would a language allow zero-size structs?

asked Jul 1, 2023 at 4:06

20 votes

7 answers

3k views

What are the downsides of supporting chained comparison operators?

asked Jul 2, 2023 at 2:56

18 votes

7 answers

1k views

What are the pros and cons of having do ... while loops?

asked May 16, 2023 at 18:50

17 votes

7 answers

808 views

What are the pros and cons of an Option type in comparison to nullable types?

asked May 17, 2023 at 15:25

17 votes

7 answers

4k views

What are the pitfalls of using an existing IR/compiler infrastructure like LLVM?

asked Jul 1, 2023 at 3:51

16 votes

11 answers

2k views

What are some different approaches to raw string syntax, and what are their pros and cons?

asked Jun 28, 2023 at 4:20

16 votes

3 answers

525 views

What are the trade-offs in supporting Tail Recursion Optimization, but not Tail Call Optimization?

asked May 19, 2023 at 22:35

15 votes

7 answers

435 views

What Unicode character categories should be allowed in identifiers?

asked May 17, 2023 at 20:31

15 votes

9 answers

907 views

What are some syntax options for describing generic ("templated") types?

asked May 16, 2023 at 19:53

13 votes

2 answers

981 views

Which calling convention should my compiler use?

asked May 17, 2023 at 0:00

12 votes

3 answers

976 views

What is implied by the names "sum type" and "product type"?

asked May 19, 2023 at 14:59

11 votes

3 answers

1k views

What are the pros and cons of traits in comparison with interfaces?

asked May 18, 2023 at 15:06

11 votes

6 answers

853 views

How can ambiguity with unary and binary operators be resolved?

asked May 16, 2023 at 19:04

10 votes

3 answers

302 views

What vertical whitespace should be supported?

asked May 18, 2023 at 18:43

9 votes

5 answers

3k views

What are the advantages and disadvantages of just-in-time compilation?

asked May 22, 2023 at 23:30

9 votes

7 answers

928 views

What are the pros and cons of dynamic scoping?

asked May 17, 2023 at 2:16

9 votes

1 answer

525 views

How does the performance of reference counting and tracing GC compare?

asked Jun 27, 2023 at 18:42

8 votes

8 answers

768 views

What are some options for syntax for async/await?

asked May 16, 2023 at 19:33

8 votes

3 answers

179 views

How can single-item tuples be disambiguated from the grouping operator?

asked Jun 23, 2023 at 12:54

7 votes

2 answers

275 views

What are the pros and cons of more permissive identifier character sets?

asked May 17, 2023 at 15:21

7 votes

3 answers

225 views

What are the pros and cons of different ways of forcing resources to be closed properly?

asked Jul 3, 2023 at 19:59

7 votes

6 answers

973 views

What are the consequences of allowing decimal-point-less number literals to be interpreted as floats?

asked Dec 8, 2023 at 15:46

6 votes

1 answer

134 views

How should programming languages handle updates to Unicode?

asked May 16, 2023 at 20:14

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25 Questions

Can "no cyclic data structures" be enforced at compile time?

Is there a widespread alternative to C-style or Python-style code block syntax?

Why would a language allow zero-size structs?

What are the downsides of supporting chained comparison operators?

What are the pros and cons of having do ... while loops?

What are the pros and cons of an Option type in comparison to nullable types?

What are the pitfalls of using an existing IR/compiler infrastructure like LLVM?

What are some different approaches to raw string syntax, and what are their pros and cons?

What are the trade-offs in supporting Tail Recursion Optimization, but not Tail Call Optimization?

What Unicode character categories should be allowed in identifiers?

What are some syntax options for describing generic ("templated") types?

Which calling convention should my compiler use?

What is implied by the names "sum type" and "product type"?

What are the pros and cons of traits in comparison with interfaces?

How can ambiguity with unary and binary operators be resolved?

What vertical whitespace should be supported?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of just-in-time compilation?

What are the pros and cons of dynamic scoping?

How does the performance of reference counting and tracing GC compare?

What are some options for syntax for async/await?

How can single-item tuples be disambiguated from the grouping operator?

What are the pros and cons of more permissive identifier character sets?

What are the pros and cons of different ways of forcing resources to be closed properly?

What are the consequences of allowing decimal-point-less number literals to be interpreted as floats?

How should programming languages handle updates to Unicode?