From the nimble fingers of Jay Reeve (jktr@...) (4/2/2001 9:54
AM) came...

>>> Why can't we just have multiline IF-THEN-ELSE-END IF statements?  Like

> If making all the proposed changes is too cumbersome, I could see merely
> having IFF as a synonym for LONG IF. It's easier to type and easier to
> read, and wouldn't require any editor or compiler changes except to
> recognize it as a LONG IF.
> 
> IFF HeatherIsBrian

Note that IFF in mathematical circles is generally understood to mean "if
and only if", which is somewhat different than a plain "if". Leave us not be
re-writing the conventions as it appears might have been done with the NAND
problem (which, as I recall, The Lord And Master Of Us All has promised to
fix).
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