I've seen computer games that give you gameplay tips on loading screens. Perhaps compilers could do same thing?
Whilst you're waiting for the compile to complete, you could say "now in version X, new syntax Y!"
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It's odd that games often show the hours played, but I've not seen this in other apps.
"You've spent 20 hours talking to this person." Would this be a usage deterrent? If so, why do many games offer it by default?
New version of difftastic is out! In this release:
* Improved git integration
* Polished the side-by-side display, particularly on large screens
* Fixed a nasty crash
https://github.com/Wilfred/difftastic/releases/tag/0.61.0
I'm changing method definition syntax in my language:
// old
fun (this: Int) inc(): Int { this + 1 }
// new
method inc(this: Int): Int { this + 1 }
The original syntax was inspired by Go, but the new syntax is more grep-friendly and perhaps more readable. Not sure about the verbosity though. Thoughts?