Saccharin is a sugar substitute, and syntactic saccharin refers to syntax that offers little or no value to the programmer. Syntactic saccharin might be a symbol or word that is always required even ...

"Sugar" is, to a certain extent, in the eye of the beholder—at least when it comes to syntax. Programming languages are often made up of a (mostly) irreducible core, with lots of sugary constructs ...

Coding rules in a programming language that enforce a discipline such as requiring that all variables be typed (identified) as string, integer and so forth. Syntactic salt irritates programmers who ...