Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.42!gegeweb.eu!nntpfeed.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder2-2.proxad.net!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!69.16.185.11.MISMATCH!npeer01.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!post01.iad.highwinds-media.com!newsfe10.iad.POSTED!00000000!not-for-mail
From: Owen Jacobson <angrybaldguy@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer
Message-ID: <2011110101533290344-angrybaldguy@gmailcom>
References: <29cla79dh934epr5n27cghvupjk77mpuqr@4ax.com> <4eaab738$0$5147$e4fe514c@dreader17.news.xs4all.nl> <j8ehuu$e58$1@dont-email.me>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Subject: Re: code generation for the ternary operator
User-Agent: Unison/2.1.5
Lines: 26
X-Complaints-To: abuse@UsenetServer.com
NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:53:32 UTC
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 01:53:32 -0400
Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:9330

On 2011-10-28 15:32:44 +0000, markspace said:

> On 10/28/2011 7:07 AM, Jaap Droogers wrote:
> 
>> On 28-10-11 15:46, schreef Roedy Green:
>>> int count = lines *3;
>>> if ( b1 ) count += 2;
>>> if ( b2 ) count += 2;
> 
>> Always use curly brackets:
> 
> I prefer Roedy's version here, it's easier to read.  Never say never, 
> and never say always.  You can omit braces when they reduce code 
> readability.

Having spent some time in languages with poor IDE support, I'd weaken 
that: you can omit braces, when they reduce code readability, if the 
language or its tools permits easy mechanical reformatting. While the 
Java ecosystem has some good code formatters, not every language is so 
fortunate.

I've come to miss having a machine tell me if my formatting really 
matches my semantics, now that I don't have that on a daily basis.

-o