Re^4: if/else syntax

so why we can't have a if/else syntax without brackets that behaves just like the ternary operator ?
if a { if b { c } else { d } } or if a { if b { c } } else { d }
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Does not matter who the compiler will assume, since if it get implemented we would know it before hand

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Re^5: if/else syntax by Transient (Hermit) on Jun 26, 2009 at 17:21 UTC
Perhaps this will add a bit of enlightenment as to the reasoning behind the exclusion: http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl6.language/2004/05/msg17372.html `"We think that nowadays we can edge away from some of the less useful C heritage, as long as we stay close enough to our Perl heritage. (Some would say we've already blown it there... :-)"` [download]	[reply] [d/l]