Common Punctuation Comparison

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This is a look at punctuation marks used on common programming languages and the pros and cons of each:

String Concatenation

• "."
  • Con: traditionally used for object and/or array paths

• "&"
  • Con: can also be used for address referencing

• "+"
  • Con: Many find it hurts readability because it can be confused with math addition

• "||"
  • Con: can be confused with logical "OR"

Object/Array Referencing

• "."

• "->"
  • Con: a bit long if used often

• Related: MergingMapsAndObjects (using same for both)

Name-spaces

• "::"
  • Con: a bit long if used often. Consider ":"