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harperlee 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Indentation-based syntax for Clojure

Wouldn’t “let x to 1” be much more clear if it were “let x be 1”? How is this typically read in English mathematical contexts?

Or perhaps “as”:

  with-open rdr to :random-value

  binding *file* to .getFile(url):

gsbcbdjfncnjd 4 months ago [–]

Yes. This is a dead giveaway that the author is not a native English speaker. And overall it gives the project a mid vibe.

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