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submitted 8 months ago by JPDev@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 43 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Fal@yiffit.net 20 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Which is awful and incredibly confusing. I hate ruby

[–] msage@programming.dev 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And Perl

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

And my axe!

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

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

[–] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 8 months ago

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.