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		towelguy on Dec 15, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Comparing Rust and C++ The C++ will complain as well, the issue is ";" is 6 times less characters than "return" and so, easier to overlook.

Dewie on Dec 17, 2014 [–]

I think I'd rather have that problem than this problem:

    if (cond); //oops, a semicolon
        alwaysHappens();

, thank you very much.

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