for -- else: what was the motivation?

[Robert Latest]

Axy wrote:
>> Also not really a justification for "shortest block first". Wanting
>> some elaboration on that. What's the value in it?
>
> Well, the value is productivity. No need to save puzzles "what this 
> hanging else belongs to?"

If you find yourself asking that question, the if-block is probably too long to
begin with.

> Code small things first and return early, same 
> as taking a test: do easy and quick things first and boring and 
> difficult ones later.

Yes, but in that case you have a very long indented "else" block, and at the
point where the unindent happens you are scratching your head again like
before. Better to immediately return or break and not to use any "else" block
at all.