Why is the implicit `result` so widely used?

[arnetheduck]

FWIW, we've had great success eliminating pointless bugs by avoiding `result` 
in most code: 
<https://status-im.github.io/nim-style-guide/language.result.html#practical-notes>
 \- both in nested and early-return code.

Even if you insist on using `result`, you can avoid many of its pitfalls and 
the unnecessary repetition highlighted in the original question:
    
    
    result =
      if a: 42
      else: 54
    
    
    Run