From: Rando Christensen <rando@...>
Date: 2002-12-08T05:56:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie tutorial - if statements

Perhaps a small note saying:

"You may also see this in the form 'if cond then'- This is another way
of writing if statements. Both are perfectly legal and mean the same
thing."

Sun, 8 Dec 2002 05:09:02 +0900: Mark Wilson (Mark Wilson
<mwilson13@cox.net>):

> My opinion is to drop the "then" part and to address "if" and "unless"
> 
> in the same section.
> 
> On Saturday, December 7, 2002, at 02:55 PM, Daniel Carrera wrote:
> 
> >
> > I need an opinion for my tutorial.  I'm trying to figure out the 
> > easiest
> > way to teach if statements.  I don't know if I should teach them
> > with the
> > "then" part or not.
> >
> > if cond then
> >    ...
> > end
> >
> > or
> >
> > if cond
> >    ...
> > end
> >
> > On the one hand, "then" makes it sound more like English.  On the 
> > other,
> > it's one more thing the student feels (s)he has to remember.
> >
> > Any opinions?
> >
> > Daniel.
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 


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