5. (a) (4%) C/C++/Java and Perl share similar syntax for an if-then-else statement. However, C/C++/Java allows...

 

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5. (a) (4%) C/C++/Java and Perl share similar syntax for an if-then-else statement. However, C/C++/Java allows the then- and else-clauses to be either a single statement or a com- pound statement (using ( )), while Perl requires that all then- and else-clauses must be compound. Provide a reason to justify the Perl design. (b) (6%) What is the output of the following Ruby code? def foo (n) x, y 1, -2 while x 5. (a) (4%) C/C++/Java and Perl share similar syntax for an if-then-else statement. However, C/C++/Java allows the then- and else-clauses to be either a single statement or a com- pound statement (using ( )), while Perl requires that all then- and else-clauses must be compound. Provide a reason to justify the Perl design. (b) (6%) What is the output of the following Ruby code? def foo (n) x, y 1, -2 while x