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paxys
on April 29, 2020
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I could do that in a weekend (2016)
All programming is just if statements. That doesn't mean systems can't be complex.
adrianN
on April 30, 2020
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If you're creative you can get away without conditional branches:
http://www.jucs.org/jucs_2_11/conditional_branching_is_not/R...
a1369209993
on April 29, 2020
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Not true; if the conditional branch goes backward then it's a (possibly do-) while statement. Also subroutine calls.
seisvelas
on April 30, 2020
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Counternitpick: Those subrouting calls and while statements are compiled to conditional jmps. If you squint your eyes it's just a fancy 'if'.
zimpenfish
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"It's no use, @a1369209993 - it's IF statements all the way down!"
Apologies to William James' apocryphal quote.
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