[bitc-dev] No operator precedence [was: Syntax: procedure call.]

[Sandro Magi]

Oops, I mean a "pattern-matching-like form" for conditionals.

Sandro

On 19/04/2010 3:57 PM, Sandro Magi wrote:
> I wasn't suggesting pattern matching, just a pattern matching form for
> conditionals.
> 
> Sandro
> 
> On 19/04/2010 3:02 PM, Jonathan S. Shapiro wrote:
>> Given where I think we're going to end up in BitC with inheritance,
>> pattern matching becomes tricky. It's also surprisingly difficult to
>> compile/check. The number of research papers on how to do that is a
>> strong argument for why it might not be a good idea.
>>  
>> shap
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Sandro Magi <naasking at higherlogics.com
>> <mailto:naasking at higherlogics.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     On 11/04/2010 6:30 PM, Jonathan S. Shapiro wrote:
>>     > // curried:
>>     > def fact x =
>>     >   if (x < 0) then - (fact (-x))
>>     >   else if (x == 0) then 1
>>     >   else x * fact (x - 1)
>>     >
>>     > // non-curried:
>>     > def fact x =
>>     >   if (x < 0) then - fact(-x)
>>     >   else if (x == 0) then 1
>>     >   else x * fact(x - 1)
>>
>>     Just a stylistic suggestion: I now rather dislike the if-else form, and
>>     prefer pattern-matching like forms.
>>
>>     Consequently, I tend to now use ternary operators in my C and C# code
>>     which results in such a clearer form. The above function would look
>>     something like:
>>
>>     def fact x =
>>      (x == 0) ? 1:
>>      (x < 0)  ? - fact(-x):
>>                 x * fact(x - 1);
>>
>>     I'm not suggesting ternary operators or pattern matching here, just
>>     supporting the idea of a syntax for conditionals where nested/chained
>>     conditionals have a more readable structure.
>>
>>     Sandro
>>
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