Re: comparable Perl "unless" in PHP?

* Sander Pilon (sander@3dnews.net) wrote: > Tssk tssk tssk.. bad coding :) > > !x==y reads pretty bad. > > It could read !(x==y) or (!x)==y, it'd never pass any respectable coding > standard. > > As for perl, I never understood why there is an unless statement. Perhaps it > makes interprenting it somewhat faster. (one for unless(x) vs two statements > for if(!x)) > Also, the one-line thingies in perl are pretty neat. Because perl tries to make programming english-like. Often, you can read perl code aloud and it makes perfect sense. It's not for everyone, but I appreciate it, as all the little things like the unless statement in perl combine to make perl the awesome language that it is. Mike ps: Lang holy wars are stupid! perl and php both rock. -- Mike Erickson <mee (at) quidquam.com> http://www.quidquam.com/ Be happy. It is a way of being wise.