My understanding is that the blog post is a bit too opinionated, dismissing valid uses of language features with a perceived condescending tone. The ternary op

My understanding is that the blog post is a bit too opinionated, dismissing valid uses of language features with a perceived condescending tone. The ternary operator is mostly a matter of style, and just be aware that for loops is often a better way to iterate through things than while loops. I wouldn't worry too much.