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From: Sebastian <sebastian@here.com.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 08:04:35 -0000 (UTC)
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In comp.unix.programmer Stefan Ram <ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
> Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote or quoted:
>>On 05.04.2024 01:29, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>This is where indentation helps. E.g.
>>>    a =
>>>        b ?
>>>            c ? d : e
>>>        : f ?
>>>            g ? h : i
>>>        : j;
>>>
>>Indentation generally helps.
> 
>   Let me give it a try to find how I would indent that!
> 
> b? 
>   c? d: e: 
>   f? 
>     g? h: i: 
>     j;
> 

Better:

  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)))

And some people claim that ternaries are SO horribly
unreadable that they should never be used.