Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Tla spork

[Matthew Dempsky]

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

> I really would like to understand, what's the big difference between writing
> things as
>
>         if (a) { b } else { c }
> or as
>         (if a b c)
>
> I mean, yes, there are differences in terms of legibility, but if you ignore
> such details, it's really all the same.

If you think one's more readable than the other, why can't you use:

    (if a then b else c)

or a number of variations on the theme?  You people are too stuck on
the idea of "s-exp == lisp".  (Not you, Stefan, but the arch audience
in general.)