User:Dfeuer/Wadler's Law
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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
Source: Haskell Wiki
On $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$, if you look at arguments about how things should be done, it looks something like
- 0. Proof techniques
- 1. Definitions
- 3. Variable names
- 4. Page names
- 5. $\LaTeX$ source style
- 6. Complaining about it