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0 pointsta09679y ago0 comments

> normal conditionals are common in everyday life: "If they don't have a dark roast coffee, get me a medium roast."

"They had dark roast so I got you nothing as requested."

IOW, this program is either incomplete or wrong. Cf. "Get me the darkest roast they have." - ifless, concise, robust.

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So if it's an undrinkable mud you are still happy, code executed perfectly :)

What if I want a vanilla latte instead?

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0 pointsta09679y ago0 comments

> normal conditionals are common in everyday life: "If they don't have a dark roast coffee, get me a medium roast."

"They had dark roast so I got you nothing as requested."

IOW, this program is either incomplete or wrong. Cf. "Get me the darkest roast they have." - ifless, concise, robust.

So if it's an undrinkable mud you are still happy, code executed perfectly :)

What if I want a vanilla latte instead?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse