Re: BETWEEN

Jerry Avins wrote:
> Albert van der Horst wrote:
> 
>   ...
> 
>>     return
>>         ( j<=i && i<k ) ||
>>         ( jp<=ip && ip<kp ) ;
> 
> Lovely! (J.D. take note.) C is *so* much more readable and intuitive 
> than Forth.

You snipped the unreadable Forth. I doubt there's a single person I've 
ever worked with on software (including those who have used Forth) who 
would find the Forth version more readable. And lately I've worked with 
a number of people who really like Albert's kind of short-circuit 
expression (in various languages). I agree completely with what Albert 
wrote. His C clearly reveals what's subtle about this problem, while 
Forth obfuscates it.

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