Hey, maybe we can switch to discussing how JavaScript and C# (I think) do
this:
IF (expr) {
Some code
} else {
Some other code
}
Why the IF can't suffice to start the block and the ELSE by itself can't
suffice to end the first block and start the second block, I'll never know.
The { at the end of the IF statement and the } and the { on the ELSE line
are totally unnecessary. I like brevity up to a point. I just think Python
goes a little far with it when it comes to not having block delimiters.
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Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:56 PM
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Subject: Re: [NF] Python - Thinking Differently
On Sep 27, 2006, at 12:10 PM, Vince Teachout wrote:
> I do wish they had chosen some sort of visible block end, though,
> like a brace or something.
To my eye, clearly indented code is quite visible. Braces are only
visible if they are indented properly; if you look at some C or Perl
code where there are multiple statements on a single line, or nested
blocks, with braces and semi-colons as the only separators, you'll
appreciate how difficult it is to read.
Whether the compiler requires it or not, properly indented code is a
Good Thing. Once you accepted that premise, additional block
delimiters seem redundant.
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