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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.programmer,comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 07:48:17 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 25 Aug 2024 07:32:26 -0000 (UTC), Sebastian wrote:

> In comp.unix.programmer Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>
>>     a =
>>         b ?
>>             c ? d : e
>>         : f ?
>>             g ? h : i
>>         : j;
> 
> I find this more confusing than the parentheses.

Not accustomed to looking at source code in 2D? You have to feel your way 
from symbol to symbol like brackets, rather than being able to see overall 
shapes?