Re^2: Burned by precedence rules

I suggest one also meditate on this: &&= and ||= exist; and= and or= do not.

S'funny, but that is exactly what makes them (and & or) so useful in boolean conditions.

But you will not see that usefulness until you cease making an wholly artificial distinction beween "flow control" and whatever you consider to be "non-flow control".

This: my $x = isSomething() and isSomethingElse() ? $p : $q;

is just as much "flow control" as doSomthing() or doSomethingElse();

as is: if( isSomething() and isSomethingElse() ) { ... } else { ... };

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

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Re^3: Burned by precedence rules by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 30, 2008 at 06:12 UTC
You highlighted "wholly artificial" as if it matters, as if a programming concept could be anything else? It's a funny argument to make.	[reply]
Re^4: Burned by precedence rules by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 30, 2008 at 12:05 UTC
It's not the "programming concept" that matters. (Whatever that ethereal phrase may mean to you?) It is the wholly artificial distinction between "flow control" and whatever is the complement of that in this context? Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]
Re^5: Burned by precedence rules by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 30, 2008 at 19:08 UTC
I make a whole lot of "wholly artificial distinctions". Most people call them "programming styles". Programing styles can be every shade of good and bad, but just pointing out it's a programming style isn't an argument.	[reply]
Re^6: Burned by precedence rules by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 30, 2008 at 22:03 UTC
Re^7: Burned by precedence rules by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 30, 2008 at 23:21 UTC
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