Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said on Sat, 18 Oct 2003 18:56:13 -0500: > On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 19:54, Chris Roddy wrote: > > really, the syntax of most programming languages is not very much like > > english -- english would have us putting the block before the for() or > > if() :-) ... > > What???? (At least for control structures and procedural languages.) > > IF (I LIKE BEER) AND (THERE IS BEER IN THE FRIDGE) THEN > GO GET A "BUD" > END IF
No, I think he meant Perl's unless statement: (drink more bear[1]) unless (no more beer) Perl must be pretty much the *most* english language out there. Prove me wrong, come on, I dare you. :) [1]Hmmm, that's got to be hard. -- TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/ "Meddle not in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle, and will piss on your computer." - Jeff Wilder -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]