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by tome 3249 days ago
Linus's quotation is similar to Wadler's law:

> In any language design, the total time spent discussing a feature in this list is proportional to two raised to the power of its position.

> 0. Semantics

> 1. Syntax

> 2. Lexical syntax

> 3. Lexical syntax of comments

http://wiki.c2.com/?WadlersLaw