I feel like the current group would be able to lower the bar on that one too.

Several of biden’s nationally injuncted cases made it to the supreme Court, specifically the cases about student debt.

I don’t recall the department of Justice questioning the national injunctions legality at that time though, tbf.

I can understand that. There are several expression ‘rules’ that don’t feel right to me.

As a wonder, what’s your ‘first’ language? Did you like it?

I’d guess that might influence your preferences.

I started with (iirc, in order) batch, bash, python, powershell, go, typescript, rust.

I’m not putting all the ‘markup’ languages in there.

It sounds like the main point of confusion for you with semicolons, especially in bash and its if/then statements, isn’t about their general readability but more about their role in defining what counts as a complete statement or command, and when they are required versus optional.

You’re right that bash requires a semicolon (or a newline) after the if condition before the then keyword if they are on the same line. This is because then is considered a separate ‘command’ or keyword that follows the if condition and its associated [ ] or (( )) test.

A newline serves the same purpose as a semicolon.

In contrast, languages like Lua, Python, or PowerShell often have syntax where then (or its equivalent) is intrinsically linked to the if and doesn’t require a separator between the condition and the block opening keyword, even on the same line. They typically use newlines or specific block delimiters (like end in Lua, indentation in Python, or curly braces {} in PowerShell) to define the scope of the if statement.

While the semicolon’s general use is to put multiple commands on one line, its mandatory placement after the if condition before then in bash when on the same line is a specific syntactic requirement of bash to separate those two distinct logical parts of the if construct. Many other languages simply define if condition then block as a single syntactic unit, hence no semicolon is needed there.

It is unnecessary. It’s only needed when you keep them on the same line. E.g.:

if [ "$variable" == "value" ]

then

echo "Condition is true"

fi

That ; can be used anywhere in bash or powershell for the same effect

That semicolon is the same use in both languages, why the hangup? It’s a way to put separate commands on the same line.

PowerShell tried to build everything around the verb-noun command naming structure, which improves readability.

What’d the semicolon ever do to you?

It’s not just California. People are ignorant all over.

I wish you well.

Not here to attack you. Feeling like a nerve was struck.

I’ve seen and experienced it too much.

I love to joke.

I hope you’re able to find a balance that is healthy for you.

You’ve got to to look out for you.

You’re the closest to the situation, and best equipped to act as a result.

They decided Colorado couldn’t decide their own ballot eligibility before the last general election, tba. Our supreme court made that call for the orange garbage muncher.

Please rub it in, until we go away or improve.

It might change some folks unchecked insanity.

At the very least we could stop letting senile, narcissistic, psychopath children decide everything.

No one should be allowed to be this dumb, unchecked.

Self defeat before an attempt is even registered…

You confessed to drinking too much.

It was not a weekend night, anywhere in the world.

Binge drinking is unsafe by itself, all alcohol is carcinogenic.

I don’t personally think they had to peep your history, to realize it’s an issue.

A significant number of companies that lasts longer than a few years release a new product and puts another product to rest. Google has a lot of folks reliant on their technology.

Microsoft has a problem shutting down projects long past their usefulness for an example of the opposite.

You should see how uppity folks got about Ms access being sunset.

It doesn’t matter. Recent and long-standing evidence shows -Pay or not, you’ll be called upon to pay again.

I know of a trans woman that was successfully able to get their passport recently.

Please stay safe!

The plan is to make money from every square inch of the parks. Not /s.

It’s a good option to have, imo. People will try to commit suicide, even without this.

They’ll fail and become a larger burden to society in a lot of cases. Or run up medical bills and exist miserably.

With this method, folks who are interested have to clear a hurdle beyond their own emotions and survival instincts.

If they’re committed to the act, this ensures a dignified end vs many terminal conditions.

Suffering near end of life can be horribly tortuous. The ability to end the suffering on your terms with dignity is a benefit to society and those suffering.

Do you feel hospice care is a bad thing? It’s one step removed from assisted suicide in many ways.

In hospice care they often give you enough drugs to end it quickly, and instruct the caregivers to NOT call emergency services.

We’re all going to die, at least we can make it somewhat civil.

It has its uses.
Like most bespoke items they’re good at some things, not everything.

It’s nice if you’re trying to keep an indoor living space warm for a longer period, like overnight.

They typically have a thermostat setting on it to maintain the temperature.

It doesn’t make the same noise as a blowing space heater, as there’s usually not a fan. I’ve heard creaks and such from them.

As noted, the radiative effect can last for a few hours depending on energy loss in the space.

It has its uses.
Like most bespoke items they’re good at some things, not everything.

It’s nice if you’re trying to keep an indoor living space warm for a longer period, like overnight.

They typically have a thermostat setting on it to maintain the temperature.

It doesn’t make the same noise as a blowing space heater, as there’s usually not a fan. I’ve heard creaks and such from them.

As noted, the radiative effect can last for a few hours depending on energy loss in the space.