The difference is that the ternary operator is an expression and the
if...else is a statement. If you're only suggesting a syntax change,
then the difference becomes one of readability.
I'll ask again, how would you preclude nesting without making the
language more complex?
On Thu, 2019-04-25 at 13:38 -0700, lgod...@gmail.com wrote:
> Rob:
>
> Am I missing something ??
> The proposed syntax
> test ? {
> } : {
> }
>
> with no-nesting allowed is equivalent to
> if test {
> //.....
> } else {
> // ..
> }
> ..The former is just a cleaner way of writing the latter
>
> Any complaints regarding 'abuse' associated with the former equally
> apply
> to the latter
>
> On Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 11:47:21 AM UTC-4, Rob 'Commander'
> Pike
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I am pretty sure that the decision not to have ?: in Go was a
> > unanimous
> > decision by Robert, Ken and myself after almost no discussion. It
> > is too
> > easy to abuse, as the FAQ states.
> >
> > -rob
> >
> >
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