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0 pointsSimran-B11mo ago0 comments

It's not annotation noise however, it's syntax noise.

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Thanks for the correction. Is it really not "annotation"? What makes the difference?

You're not providing extra information to the compiler, clarifying the intent, but merely follow the requirements of the language when writing . to infer the type or @ to use a built-in function.

johnisgood11mo ago

Thank you. My previous comment got down-voted despite it being a legitimate question, weird times.

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johnisgood11mo ago

Thanks for the correction. Is it really not "annotation"? What makes the difference?

Simran-BOP11mo ago

You're not providing extra information to the compiler, clarifying the intent, but merely follow the requirements of the language when writing . to infer the type or @ to use a built-in function.

johnisgood11mo ago

Thank you. My previous comment got down-voted despite it being a legitimate question, weird times.

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