On Fri, 31 May 2013 21:26:56 +0100, ixid <nuacco...@gmail.com> wrote:
We really don't want D to become a TMTOWTDI language. Ideally there
should be 1 right way and no alternatives. That way, anyone who knows
D will have a greater chance of knowing what any given code sample
does, and not have to look up alternate syntax etc.
R
Up to a point I'd certainly agree with that, however in this case I
think the advantages outweigh the penalty.
Not for me, and I suspect others too.
These operators are self-documenting, no one will need to look up 'and'
I can't recall ever being confused by &&.. in fact, I got my first
programming job (an apprentice position) by describing some C code (a
language I had never used/seen before) using && and I immediately guess
what it meant, it was obvious from the context.
and gain readability
To me using "and" would reduce parsability (as in by my human eyes) and
that would hamper readability, for me.
language accessibility
Any programmer that does not understand && needs to be educated, period.
Once that happens they can code in numerous other languages, so win-win.
beauty.
I don't find && ugly, in fact I would go so far as to say that code using
"and" would be less pleasant to my eyes.
R
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