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On 2015-05-30, jan.de.kruyf@gmail.com <jan.de.kruyf@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 1:12:20 PM UTC+2, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
>> You mean IF-THEN-ELSE, did he? (:-))
>
> It is funny that I dont recall ever having a problem with it. I do
> recall being caught for a sucker because I did not forsee the
> consequences of my own doings.
> Unless you talk of an issue before my time? . .

It was a very well known issue in the early versions of some languages.

Some reading for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangling_else

Simon.

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