For review: PEP 308 - If-then-else expression

[Andrew Koenig]

>> One reason is that Perl has several categories of variables, and you
>> have to state the category each time you utter the name of a variable.
>> This categorization makes it much more difficult to create useful
>> data structures than it would be otherwise.

Aahz> False.  You can use references to mask that issue.  TMTOWTDI.

I understand that circumlocutions are available.  But they're
circumlocutions.  The fact remains that the type system lacks
orthogonality.  You need an extra level of indirection to give it
the appearance of orthogonality.

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Andrew Koenig, ark at research.att.com, http://www.research.att.com/info/ark