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by SSLy 519 days ago
ditch the former?
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ronnier 519 days ago
I really dislike the use of former and latter. It’s confusing, people get it wrong, and it can be interpreted at least two different ways to make it ambiguous.
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layer8 519 days ago
I agree that it tends to add cognitive overhead that could be avoided, but I don't see the ambiguity.
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