"Ternary operator" means "operator that takes three things", like unary and binary operators take one and two things.
In C there is an operator for conditional expressions (an 'if' that you can put inside expressions) and it looks like this condition ? trueBranch : falseBranch. It takes three expressions, so it's a ternary operator.
Except it's the only ternary operator in C (and most languages, if they have one at all), so instead of calling it something like "conditional operator", they just call it "the ternary operator"
Well if you make me actually explain it, I'm going to sound like an asshole; the joke is so obvious and low-level and the type of humor so uninspired that I figure they must be a little.. you know, dumb.
14 Comments
WiredBrain@lemmy.ca · 19 pts · 1y
I'm not CS smart enough to understand this... 😢
edinbruh@feddit.it · 42 pts · 1y
"Ternary operator" means "operator that takes three things", like unary and binary operators take one and two things.
In C there is an operator for conditional expressions (an 'if' that you can put inside expressions) and it looks like this
condition ? trueBranch : falseBranch. It takes three expressions, so it's a ternary operator.Except it's the only ternary operator in C (and most languages, if they have one at all), so instead of calling it something like "conditional operator", they just call it "the ternary operator"
MightBeFluffy@pawb.social · 25 pts · 1y
tja@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 1y
I really like the way kotlin is doing it. The readability of the first one and still a direct assignment.
var a = if (isTrue) 2 else 948954246@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I like the python way as it reads more naturally
mobotsar@sh.itjust.works · -3 pts · 1y
The joke is that the people in the conversation are kinda dumb
lena@gregtech.eu · 1 pts · 1y
What?
mobotsar@sh.itjust.works · -1 pts · 1y
Well if you make me actually explain it, I'm going to sound like an asshole; the joke is so obvious and low-level and the type of humor so uninspired that I figure they must be a little.. you know, dumb.
lena@gregtech.eu · 2 pts · 1y
It's not the best joke I've seen, but I wouldn't call it dumb. To each their own, I guess. Jokes are subjective.
andronicus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Too late muchacho... you're already giving real big superiority vibes here
mobotsar@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
Yeah.. well, you know.
pocker_machine@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 1y
Honestly, it is not worth it and only mildly funny. You didn’t miss anything.
lena@gregtech.eu · 3 pts · 1y
Very useful reply 👍
catty@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Clearly virgins
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
To my deranged Friday afternoon brain, this is the funniest bit