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Summary:
The ternary operator is hard to read. The condition is introduced without any fanfare, and the consequences are separated by punctuation that bears little relation to its intent.

I suggest replacing it with an `if`/`then`/`else` expression which enjoys the same semantics, i.e. any time you have this:

	x ? y : z

you can replace it with this much clearer expression:

	if x then y else z

This also formats well over multiple lines, introducing each term with a keyword which explains its purpose quite clearly:

	if condition
		then consequence
		else alternative

Note that this suggestion does _not_ add Ruby-esque postfix conditions:

	doSomething() if condition

IMO, in the general case, that form suffers the same sort of problem that makes the ternary conditional operator hard to read.


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