Question: am I the only one who's driven nuts by "if"s that come
after the "then" part? E.g.:
do_something(with, these, args) if im_supposed_to
I mean, the processor/interpreter always needs to evaluate the "if" first, so what purpose does it ever serve to put it
after the "then"? To me, it just confuses things because it feels like code is getting executed backwards -- like crossing an intersection, and then checking to see if the light is green.
I know it works "in English" ("do this if that"), but when I scan other people's code I'll sometimes completely miss the "if" (sometimes it's just off the screen).
Are there any examples where this reverse-if actually helps, instead of harming, code intelligibility?
I know it works "in English" ("do this if that"), but when I scan other people's code I'll sometimes completely miss the "if" (sometimes it's just off the screen).
Are there any examples where this reverse-if actually helps, instead of harming, code intelligibility?