syntactic sugar

Noun

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(computing) Additions to the syntax of a computer language that make code easier for humans to read or write, but that do not change the functionality or expressiveness of the language.

Japanese Meaning

（プログラミング言語における）糖衣構文。コードを読み書きしやすくするための記法の追加であり、言語の機能的な表現力や本質的な動作には影響を与えないもの。 / プログラミング言語の構文における改善要素で、コードの可読性や記述の容易さを向上させるが、言語の基本機能には変更をもたらさない表現。

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Although syntactic sugar can simplify how we write code, it doesn't increase a language's expressive power.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

構文の便宜的な追加はコードの書き方を簡素化することがあるが、言語の表現力を増すわけではない。

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(computing) Additions to the syntax of a computer language that make code easier for humans to read or write, but that do not change the functionality or expressiveness of the language.

In fact, this is how lists are actually built, by consing all elements to the empty list, []. The commas-and-brackets notation is just syntactic sugar, a more pleasant way to write code. So [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] is exactly equivalent to 1:2:3:4:5:[]. ᵂᴮ

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