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[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

You can replace "but" or "and" with the semicolon.

I could've used "but" here; I chose the semicolon instead.

[–] Technofrood@feddit.uk 110 points 4 days ago (1 children)

As a programmer I use it confidently a lot, just not outside of coding.

[–] Kirca@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

As someone who pretends to be a cider, same, except always in the context of "huh, red squilly underline here, time to find where I missed the fucking semicolon"

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

So we talking an Apple cider?

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 36 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I am a software developer;

I do not understand;

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Just code in Python and cry.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I would definitely cry if I had to code in Python

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Have you seen JavaScript? It's python but worse (but slightly more standard syntax (that is often optional))

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

I do enough crying coding in JavaScript.

[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 50 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 66 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I mean, who wouldn’t. It’s so cute and cuddly.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

i think op forgot about proper separation, it should have been a;lot

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 6 points 3 days ago

Thank;s im never sure when to use them.

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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Silly. It's easy.

;-)

[–] napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] webpack@ani.social 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

assuming this is the most recent version of javascript, semicolons are optional now (and have been for more than a decade)

[–] owsei@programming.dev 9 points 3 days ago

Syntatically optional, but morally mandatory

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[–] kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Semicolons are awesome; They're easy to use when you know how.

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

capitalization is not something i care for

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

sentence-final prepositions, however

[–] kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

you are not something for which i care

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 day ago

i am not someone friend

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 4 days ago

writers 🤝 programmers

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I've used a semicolon; I've done it many times with confidence.

[–] DarkSideOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So you never coded JavaScript ;)

[–] wkk@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Semi-colons are optional in JS (;

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

I never use semicolons; but when I do

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago
[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The proper-ness of a particular semicolon depends on the confidence with which it is used. If you are confident, you cannot use it incorrectly; if you are not, you can never use it right.

[–] Gustephan@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sometimes; I just sprinkle in; a bunch of random semicolons confidently to see i;f anybody else is is confident enough; in their understanding of proper semi;colon usage to call me out

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 13 points 3 days ago

I can confidently say that this guy is full of shit.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

That's why they call it a semicolon; you're never more than half sure you're using it right.

[–] user_name@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Identify two adjacent sentences. Replace the period with a semicolon.

Identify two adjacent sentences; replace the period with a semicolon.

That's all it takes; there is more to them, but that's a valid use of the semicolon.

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I'm a fan of the emdash over the semicolon

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

TIL an emdash, endash, and hyphen are different.

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 5 points 3 days ago

Found the LLM.

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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

Programmers do not share this weakness; semicolons are common in most programming languages.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Would the sentence still make sense if it were a period? Then you used it right.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago

Sometimes I'm pretty sure I could/should use a semicolon somewhere, but then decide against it anyways, because I feel like it'd look pretentious. 🫠

[–] Thteven@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Ah, the fancy comma. I'm not a fan.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago
[–] basiclemmon98@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

cout << "I am quite confident in this one";

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 days ago

dont you flush after you take word dumps?

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