--On Thursday, September 2, 2004 12:26 PM +0100 John Appleyard
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> I prefer the original one line version - because it is just one line.
> Other things being equal, I find textually smaller programs easier to
> read.
Agree. That's my normal preference...with one caveat. If there are
significant odds that program maintenance/evolution might someday
want to add a second statement in the conditionally executed part,
then it is simpler to use the block structure.
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