"In praise of Go" discussion on ycombinator

[Daniel Gibson]

Rainer Deyke schrieb:
> On 11/16/2010 22:24, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> I'm curious what the response to my example will be. So far I got one
>> that doesn't even address it.
> 
> I really don't see the problem with requiring that '{' goes on the same
> line as 'if'.  It's something you learn once and never forget because it
> is reinforced through constant exposure.  After a day or two, '{' on a
> separate line will just feel wrong and raise an immediate alarm in your
> mind.
> 
> I would even argue that Go's syntax actually makes code /easier/ to read
> and write.  Let's say I see something like this in C/C++/D:
> 
> if(blah())
> {
>   x++;
> }
> 
> This is not my usual style, so I have to stop and think.  

What about
if( (blah() || foo()) && (x > 42)
     && (baz.iDontKnowHowtoNameThisMethod() !is null)
     && someOtherThing.color = COLORS.Octarine )
{
   x++;
}