You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments View context
90 points
*

I would have bought it if they said ifnot instead, it’s the same number of characters and wouldn’t require a major parser overhaul to support keywords with a ’ in the name.

permalink
report
parent
reply
45 points

i mean, “unless” tends to be the usual term for an “if not” keyword in languages that implement such a thing

permalink
report
parent
reply
21 points

Which is awful and incredibly confusing. I hate ruby

permalink
report
parent
reply
3 points

And Perl

permalink
report
parent
reply
3 points

totally agree; just saying that if it’s GOT to be something, that something should probably be unless… unless . . .

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

I find that you need to choose carefully when to use it. Simple cases tend to be alright. Larger, more complex conditions shouldn’t touch it.

permalink
report
parent
reply
15 points

Yeah, to be clear, I don’t like it, I don’t like it one bit:-P.

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points

If not anybody have time for that.

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

*ifn’t*

Oh dear Lord what have I done!? :-P

permalink
report
parent
reply

Programmer Humor

!programmer_humor@programming.dev

Create post

Welcome to Programmer Humor!

This is a place where you can post jokes, memes, humor, etc. related to programming!

For sharing awful code theres also Programming Horror.

Rules

  • Keep content in english
  • No advertisements
  • Posts must be related to programming or programmer topics

Community stats

  • 5.2K

    Monthly active users

  • 1.1K

    Posts

  • 38K

    Comments