Re: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages

On Fri, 5 Apr 2024 12:40:02 -0000 (UTC)
candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

Muttley@dastardlyhq.com <Muttley@dastardlyhq.com> wrote at 09:17 this Friday
(GMT):

On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 23:29:21 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On 4 Apr 2024 11:20:48 GMT, Stefan Ram wrote:
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And let me tell you, when you start getting into that kind of nested
stuff with not parentheses in view, even the "?:" notation can start
looking pretty darn mysterious to some folks.

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This is where indentation helps. E.g.
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   a =
       b ?
           c ? d : e
       : f ?
           g ? h : i
       : j;

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Just use brackets. Saves a lot of pain.

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Or just use if blocks if it's too complex.

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Indeed. It might not look as "l33t", but with modern compilers it'll end
up as the same assembler anyway.