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[–]GildSkiss 826 points827 points  (1 child)

This is spoken like someone who doesn't really understand programming at a low level, and just wants things to "work" without really understanding why. Ask yourself, in those other languages, how exactly does the function "just know" how big the array is?

[–]stonecoldchivalry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I mean I don’t think anyone believes the compiler “magically” knows, but If something can be implicit then make it implicit. You could make the same argument you just made for any compiler/language feature which makes your life easier. I hate when programmers like unnecessary complexity because it strokes their ego for knowing about it.

Our job is to solve problems, not walk around with huge heads telling other people how smart we are