On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 03:47:05PM +0200, João Santos wrote:
How do you read something like " while (cmd := get_command()).token != CMD_QUIT:" in plain english?
I wouldn't if I could avoid it. I hardly ever program by talking about code in plain English. Often the lines are gobblydegook: zreplace = '%c%02d%02d' % (sign, h, m) # datetime.py and even when they are technically pronouncable English: # subprocess.py (p2cread, p2cwrite, c2pread, c2pwrite, errread, errwrite) = self._get_handles(stdin, stdout, stderr) my brain would glaze over by the second "p2c". I prefer to read and write code than speak it, and if I need to discuss it, I prefer to use a whiteboard so I can write things down. But if I really needed to, I'd probably start by reading it as: while open bracket command defined as get-command close bracket dot token is not equal to command-quit and then I'd probably drop the "defined" and swap the order around. Actually, that's not true. I probably wouldn't say that, not in a real conversation. What I'd probably say is, So, like, I've got this command object, see, which I get from calling get-command, right, and so I get the, um, token attribute, okay, and if that's not equal to the quit value, I loop until it is. Right? (And this is why I prefer *writing* code than *saying* code.) -- Steve