On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 03:12:32 +0000, Stefan Ram wrote: > The syntax > > a if c else b > > looks as if Guido made it intentionally ugly so that it will not be > used? > > Being able to detect patterns that are in widespread use among > programming languages enhances readability. > > IIRC, in Algol, there was an expression > > if c then a else b > > . IIRC, most popular languages today use > > c ? a : b > > . But now Guido has invented something totally new. Why? > > Perl has something like it, the "expression modifier". > Did Guido like /this/ so much, that he wanted to imitate it?
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