[fpc-pascal] New feature: IfThen() intrinsic

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On 2016-02-01 15:27, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
>> Looks good and clever. Logical choice.
> 
> Only in warped minds, as far as I am concerned. 
> There is nothing logical about it.
> 
> The logical thing is to find a new pascal identifier.


+1



> This 'whatever goes' attitude is really a disease that should be weeded out.

Indeed. Keep the Object Pascal language that Free Pascal supports as
pure and Pascal-like as possible. That's what makes this language so
nice to use. That doesn't mean new language features can't be added, but
when they are, find a Pascal-like solution.


Regards,
  - Graeme -