On: I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar

[AkThhhpppt]

Because that's How It's Done. Programmers are almost the only people who routinely break it - because we're used to quoted strings being atomic units.

[pbhjpbhj → AkThhhpppt]

So there's no rationale beyond convention? Other linguistic conventions get changed so why is this one sticking around and why do its supporters promote it - is the more logical [to me] method somehow confusing?

[adavies42 → pbhjpbhj]

it's old printers' stuff to do with physical properties of lead type, i think. as to why it won't go away, i have no idea. i happily ignore it in almost all my writing....

[AkThhhpppt → adavies42]

Inertia, I assume.