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by jolmg 1903 days ago
> While the comma placement may seem weird

It's not completely unconventional. Haskell is typically styled with that kind of comma usage, too. For example,

  [ 1
  , 2
  ]

  { foo = 1
  , bar = 2
  }
Coincidentally, SQL and Haskell are the only languages I know that use `--` for comments.
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Wevah 1902 days ago
FWIW, Lua and AppleScript (and HyperTalk!) use(d) `--` as well.

(Edit: I think I misread “know” as “know of”; whoops.)

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jolmg 1901 days ago
> I think I misread “know” as “know of”; whoops.

Don't worry about it; you didn't misread. I wasn't aware of AppleScript and HyperTalk, and though I read a bit on Lua some years ago, I either forgot or never realized that it used `--` for comments.

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mulmen 1903 days ago
With the curly braces this makes a lot more sense. In SQL it offends my eyes (personal preference) but here it seems more clear.
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