Re: gawk-5.1.1 bug report

[Paul Eggert]

On 4/6/22 00:04, arnold@skeeve.com wrote:
> IMHO clear code beats saving a single branch

Sure, but clarity also argues for "&" over "&&" here. Writing "f(x) && 
f(y)" would incorrectly imply that it's important that f(y) should not 
be evaluated when f(x) is false, an implication that is incorrect here. 
Writing "f(x) & f(y)" tells the reader that both sides are safe to 
evaluate and that they can be evaluated in either order, something I 
found worth knowing when I read that part of the code.