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Subject: Re: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2024 09:17:37 -0000 (UTC)
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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:
>
>> 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.
>
>This is where indentation helps. E.g.
>
>    a =
>        b ?
>            c ? d : e
>        : f ?
>            g ? h : i
>        : j;

Just use brackets. Saves a lot of pain.