I've never written a compiler, but I don't see how the last lines are harder to parse:
if ( thisLooksAppealing ) { youLikeCamelCase = true; votePoll( camelCaseFormatting ); } else if ( this_looks_appealing ) { you_like_underscores = true; vote_poll( underscore_formatting ); } else if ( this looks appealing ) { you like spaces = true; vote poll ( space formatting ); }
I've never written a compiler, but I don't see how the last lines are harder to parse: