Absolutely.
I once had to deal with code that did something like this:
return a ? b : c ? d : e ? f : g;
Which is actually pretty useful and readable, imho (if formatted correctly):
return a ? b :
c ? d :
e ? f :
g;
return ((a ? b : c) ? d : e) ? f : g;
The only sane thing is to use if statements, imho. No ninja cowboy engineer nonsense.
Correct bracketing would be plenty in this case. If-statements sometimes (not always) make code much less readable than ternary operations.
This is why more languages should adopt the every-form-returns-a-value paradigm.
Sometimes, if-statements unnecessarily add lines, and the lines become harder to read.
I would say it's a case-by-case statement. Well, okay, more specifically, I would say that the use of a single ternary if is a case-by-case statement.
One thing I know -- that person is dangerous. How do I know? I was (perhaps still am) that person. It was a bad habit and I am still trying to get rid it. It is a veiled show of immaturity and arrogance.