Re: Complex forms deprecated?

[Marc Chantreux <marc.chantreux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matt Wozniski wrote:
> standard syntax that will work in bash, ksh, zsh, sh, dash, ash,
> etc...  

i also often use nested variable expansions, extendedglobs, and other 
zsh only features: as zsh is far better than other shells, i don't carre 
about compatibility!

So i use alternative zsh syntax and Darwin will do the rest ;)

> Introducing a third, completely unrelated syntax just makes the job of
> the shell user harder when they have to use a different shell and
> can't remember how loops work in plain ol' sh.

yet another syntax ... but lot of us have braces habbits (from C, java, 
javascript, perl, ...)

> the alternate syntax would make for shell scripts that look a
> horrifying amount like csh scripts.. *shudder*

sure ... but stone age syntax remind me pascal ;)

> Not to mention that, to me at least, the rules about what can be used
> as the delimiter where are kinda fuzzy.
> For instance, both
> if {true} {echo good} else {echo bad}
> and
> if (true) {echo good} else {echo bad}
> work, but
> if (true) (echo good) else (echo bad)

is there a good reason to depreciate?

> than set you back as a shell programmer by making you learn an awkward
> syntax that isn't at all portable.

have you tried the alternative syntax? it feels more natural to me to 
write code with this one so i think that never had to learn it.

I understand your point of view and you're free to use stone age syntax 
 but i just think that the modern syntax would *not* be deprecated.

regards
marc