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[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev -1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Depends on the language

No it doesn't.

if “5(” gets interpreted as “5×(”. I guess mostly no

Always no. The Distributive Law, a(b+c)=(ab+ac).

[–] Kenny2999@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You're talking math, I'm talking programming languages. We are not the same. Most languages throw a syntax error if the multiplication symbol is missing.

[–] SmartmanApps@programming.dev 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’m talking programming languages

Written by people who forget the order of operations rules, hence MathGPT is the only e-calc which gives correct answers.

We are not the same

Yep, as well as being a programmer I'm also a Maths teacher

Most languages throw a syntax error if the multiplication symbol is missing

See first point

[–] Kenny2999@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Well, 8 ppl got my joke 2 weeks ago. Thats not bad for someone who had to get a real job after the phd.