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> other languages in common use now have it as an assignment operator (even if it is still a source of bugs a la: "if(a=0) ...")).

Which with OCaml, is not an issue thanks to the decent type system!

I agree with you - there is something to be said for just not going against the grain where you can tolerate it. I ask myself, "Are semicolons really the hill I want to die on?".



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