if-statement

These trees are built from nodes, where each node is of some class corresponding to a syntactic construct: if-statement, addition-expression, etc.

I've always believed that understanding a for-loop and if-statement are all you need to really wield the benefits of computation...but I've found that I constantly underestimate what an epiphany is to actually grok those concepts.

I think you are extrapolating too far from a simple example and losing sight of the non-essential complexity that a switch and if-statement based approach creates.

I've always believed that understanding a for-loop and if-statement are all you need to really wield the benefits of computation Ahh, you need more than that.

For example, I need to pluralise a small set of words, so I write 3-4 clause if-statement and append some "s" characters because I don't see the need to use python-inflection.

For example, I need to pluralise a small set of words, so I write 3-4 clause if-statement and append some "s" characters because I don't see the need to use python-inflection.