On Fri, 5 Feb 2016, Lukasz Sokol wrote:
But introducing 2 new operators based on words (a-z, not 16 bit) means 2 new
keywords and causes conflicts.
Except if "then" and "else" are used (but without "if")
x := 1 < 3 then 5 else 4;
No. Think about the ambiguities that arise if you use this inside the condition
of an if-statement.
What if it required use of braces:
x := (expression then truevalue else falsevalue);
Let's make it simple:
The use of "if", "then" and "else" are not up for discussion.
Michael.
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