Lightning Talk: In Defense of Unless
summary
Quick defense of Ruby's unless vs if not distinction with short examples comparing sentences and implied tone, a note on the awkward but valid unless not form, and an argument that choice is about readability not duplication. No tools or benchmarks used — just plain English examples and idiomatic Ruby snippets showing when negative implication helps or hurts. Useful if deciding whether to keep or remove unless from real code.
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