Re: Replacing the "if" statement with an "if" expression which supersedes it

Funny that in LuaJIT we have the same debate with ternary operators literally right now :-)
https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/issues/1475
On 26 Jun 2026 at 19:42 +0300, 'Calimero' via lua-l <[email protected]>, wrote:
> Le 26/06/2026 à 18:36, Andrey Dobrovolsky a écrit :
> > Hi Calimero,
> >
> > Really parentheses are not enough. Dealing with variables (not some
> > constants) require more boilerplate:
> >
> > a and b or (b and c)
> >
> > -- Andrew
>
> Honestly I cannot comprehend the intention of that code! Is it meant to mean `if a then b else c end`?
>
> If so, I think that this illustrates how my proposal has so much value, for its sheer clarity!
> Readability matters!
>
> Cheers
>
>
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