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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.programmer,comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 23:34:22 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 6 Aug 2024 08:04:35 -0000 (UTC), Sebastian wrote:
> Better:
>
> a = b ? (c ? d : e) :
> f ? (g ? h : i) :
> j;
Better still (fewer confusing parentheses):
a =
b ?
c ? d : e
: f ?
g ? h : i
: j;
> Equivalent Lisp, for comparison:
>
> (setf a (cond (b (if c d e))
> (f (if g h i))
> (t j)))
You can’t avoid the parentheses, but this, too, can be improved:
(setf a
(cond
(b
(if c d e)
)
(f
(if g h i)
)
(t
j
)
) ; cond
)