I do love it when someone is *subtle* about it...

 From the erlang FAQ:
"""
The solution is usually to use case instead. Case is used much more 
frequently than if in most Erlang programs:

issue_warning() ->
   case os:type() of
     {win32, windows} ->
        ok = io:fwrite("you are using windows\n");
      _ -> ok = io:fwrite("no problem\n")
   end.
"""

I even read that a couple times before I realized it was a bash. :-)

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Darren New wrote:
> I do love it when someone is *subtle* about it...
> 
>  From the erlang FAQ:
> """
> The solution is usually to use case instead. Case is used much more 
> frequently than if in most Erlang programs:
> 
> issue_warning() ->
>   case os:type() of
>     {win32, windows} ->
>        ok = io:fwrite("you are using windows\n");
>      _ -> ok = io:fwrite("no problem\n")
>   end.
> """
> 
> I even read that a couple times before I realized it was a bash. :-)
> 
I think it is a reference to that infamous warning of a windows beta 
when you used another DOS than MS-DOS. Back in those days that MS still 
made the distinction between an OS and a GUI.

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