149 - Sugar that syntax

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What is Syntax Sugar

This is a term used to describe code that is meant to be more readable and helpful to humans.

• It’s sometimes called Candygramming
• Can shorten code to one liners which can be helpful and easier to read
• Can be difficult to change and maintain in the future
• Can lead to hidden magic features that are used in the language eg _get and _set
• Is sometime perceived as a lazy way to write code
• Reduces the syntax needed to perform an operation
• If done badly then it can lead to over complication, bad abstraction and even worse code readability then before