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More code = more better (lemmy.zip)

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[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Find me a language where it doesn't work like that, and we'll continue the discussion.

Unary minus operator is standard in every single language that I used so far, including C/C++, Java, Python, Kotlin, Lua, JS/TS, Groovy, PHP, Visual Basic, Excel, Mathematica, Haskell, Bash.

Here's more info btw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unary_operation