User:Dfeuer/Wadler's Law

In any language design, the total time spent discussing a feature in this list is proportional to two raised to the power of its position.
 * 0. Semantics
 * 1. Syntax
 * 2. Lexical syntax
 * 3. Lexical syntax of comments

Source: Haskell Wiki

On, if you look at arguments about how things should be done, it looks something like
 * 0. Proof techniques
 * 1. Definitions
 * 3. Variable names
 * 4. Page names
 * 5. $\LaTeX$ source style
 * 6. Complaining about it