From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 2/3/2025 5:05 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 15:39:37 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >> [Hollerith] is an extension in VMS fortran.   
   >>   
   >> And even though it is a horrible way to do text, then it is not   
   >> something one get to use accidentally.   
   >   
   > Trouble is, every other notation for string literals requires some kind of   
   > escape system for representing characters that might interfere with the   
   > syntax notation itself.   
      
   True. But that does not seem to be a problem. Whether it is   
   because it is simple or because practical all developers   
   know the two main ways (doubling and backslash escape)   
   does not change that it work fine.   
      
   Arne   
      
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