I prefer the FORTRAN66 construct
IF <condition> <label1> <label2> <label3>
where it jumps to label1 if <condition> is negative, label2 if zero, and
label3 if positive. No else ifs about it.
I hope you realize I'm as kidding as I am obviously too old.
Michael Fuhr
<mike@fuhr.org> To: Geoffrey <esoteric@3times25.net>
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12/16/2004 01:16 PM
On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 12:27:53PM -0500, Geoffrey wrote:
> I don't know of any other language that permits multiple spellings for
> the same construct. I'd be concerned with starting such a precedent.
I'd be in favor of making it a bloody law that every bloody language
use the same bloody spelling. I'm forever forgetting whether a
particular language uses ELSE IF, ELSEIF, ELSIF, or ELIF. Grumble,
grumble, grumble....
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Michael Fuhr
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