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[–] linuxdweeb@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is best practice since there is no standard order of operations across languages. It's an easy place for bugs to sneak in, and it takes a non-insignificant amount of time to debug.

[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago

there is no standard order of operations across languages

Yes there is. The rules of Maths are universal.

It’s an easy place for bugs to sneak in

But that's because of programmers not checking the rules of Maths first.