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As a programmer I use it confidently a lot, just not outside of coding.

You can replace "but" or "and" with the semicolon.

I could've used "but" here; I chose the semicolon instead.

I am a software developer;

I do not understand;

How to use a semicolon - The Oatmeal

console.log("Why not?");

Silly. It's easy.

;-)

Semicolons are awesome; They're easy to use when you know how.

writers 🤝 programmers

The proper-ness of a particular semicolon depends on the confidence with which it is used. If you are confident, you cannot use it incorrectly; if you are not, you can never use it right.

I never use semicolons; but when I do

I've used a semicolon; I've done it many times with confidence.

So you never coded JavaScript ;)

That's why they call it a semicolon; you're never more than half sure you're using it right.

TL;DR: ;)

I'm a fan of the emdash over the semicolon

Coward

Programmers do not share this weakness; semicolons are common in most programming languages.

Identify two adjacent sentences. Replace the period with a semicolon.

Identify two adjacent sentences; replace the period with a semicolon.

That's all it takes; there is more to them, but that's a valid use of the semicolon.

Sometimes I'm pretty sure I could/should use a semicolon somewhere, but then decide against it anyways, because I feel like it'd look pretentious. 🫠

Ah, the fancy comma. I'm not a fan.

cout << "I am quite confident in this one";

Would the sentence still make sense if it were a period? Then you used it right.

If teachers were paid the way ICE agents are, I bet I'd even know what an umlaut was (and I wouldn't have had to look up how to spell it)

I have;