[texhax] Defining a command which runs differently based ion input argument

[Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)]

Uwe Lueck wrote:

>> And as I can confidently state from a near lifetime's
>> experience, "tayloring" syntax is at the very heart
>> of creative programming.
>>
>> Philip TAYLOR
>
> Active characters also allow tailoring syntax,
> while this doesn't look impressive to me.
> It may still be sufficient for many purposes,
> but I wonder if you, Phil, agree that it
> suffices for creative programming.

Sorry, Uwe, although there was an element of seriousness
in my response, the greater part was pure seasonal frivolity :
you wrote of "TAYLORing syntax", and I responded as someone
(Philip TAYLOR) who has done that for all of his professional life :-)

** Phil.