On Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:12:13 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>I agree, although if I expect to be adding code in the future then I'll write
>
> if fx then do
> ntim=ntim+1
> end
> else do
> nres=nres+1
> end
>
>Note that I don't like, and don't use in REXX scripts, the C indentation
>conventions; I indent END.
>
For me, END; ELSE DO goes om a single line.
I prefer langues such as POSIX shell with strong closure ("fi").
I try to label ITERATE, LEAVE, and END; sometimes even at the cost
of introducing an otherwise otiose control variable.
I try to code my IF; THEN; ELSE so the shorter branch
(often a termination or error EXIT or ITERATE) comes first.
JCL design made a grievous error in not requiring that label
fields of matching IF, ELSE, and ENDIF be identical.
-- gil
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