"while/else" (ugh) (was Re: [oclug] Ruby)

[Dave Edwards]

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 15:46, "David F. Skoll" wrote:

> 
> The point is that "else" is a perfectly good English word, and using
> it in a way totally unrelated to its English meaning is a big mistake.
> 

Doesn't that imply that it's improperly used in most or all programming
languages?  It should really be "otherwise", if fidelity to English
denotation is crucial.

if n = 'dfs':
	print 'hi David'
otherwise:
	exit(1)
	
Dave.
-- 
Dave Edwards <dle at sympatico.ca>
Freelance and Technical Writer,
With Special Interest in Open Source Software
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