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> The only difference is when you want to include " or ' inside the string. If
> you want to include the "like" quote, then escape it ("\"", '\''). If you
> include the "unlike" quote, no escape is needed ("'" or '"').
>
> I think that people new to programming will use '' if it is unshifted on their
> keyboards. People from a "C" background may use "" for strings (since in that
> language, '' is for a single character only).
I find that I switch between the two pretty freely. One habit that seems
to crop up, though, is that I will use '' for internal strings and ""
for strings that will eventually get seen by the user.
Don't ask me why.
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