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For readability, `then` allows splitting with newlines very long conditional expressions, without having to wrap the condition in parentheses:

  if x + y + z > a
    or verylongconditionalhere ()
    or anotherverylongconditionalhere ()
  then
    ...

after `if` and `elseif` the parser simply goes on until it finds `then`.

by nmz1 hours ago|

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This is something I don't see a lot of people do. I've tended to do

  for long,list,of,variables,here
  in ageneratorhere(bigparameterhere)
  do
  end

and

  local x do
    -- everything after is just here to define x
  end

I'm still a little irked it works so well, the only alternative would be for the language to have labeled blocks. but that might be too terse

by drunken_thor3 hours ago|

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Agreed, it keeps the parser fast as well because it is a lot more clear when the boolean statement ends and the code block begins. You either need parentheses, `then` or brackets around the block to make parsing clearly defined.

by Dylan1680714 hours ago|

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Python spells "then" as ":"

In Ruby you can choose between "then" and a newline.

This is very pot calling the kettle black.

by mjmas12 hours ago|

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English too

by modulared14 hours ago|

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