>> * Other whitespace problems.
>
>> There are lots of other mistakes people make, where they write perfectly
>> valid code which fails to compile merely because of an extra space here
>> or there.
>
> Then perhaps it's a bad idea to create a programming language where
> using one vs. multiple whitespace at some point makes a syntactic or
> semantic difference.
Perhaps. Most people seem OK once you explain that it's the whitespace
that's causing their problem. Generally these same people don't make
that particular mistake again.
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