     when "if"
       cc = if statement.elseBlock? then 2 else 1
       cc += calculateExpressionComplexity statement.condition
-      cc += calculateStatementComplexity statement.block
-      cc += calculateStatementComplexity statement.elseBlock if statement.elseBlock?
+      cc += NEST_FACTOR * calculateStatementComplexity statement.block
+      cc += NEST_FACTOR * calculateStatementComplexity statement.elseBlock if statement.elseBlock?
     when "while", "do_while"
       cc = 1
       cc += calculateExpressionComplexity statement.condition
-      cc += calculateStatementComplexity statement.block
+      cc += NEST_FACTOR * calculateStatementComplexity statement.block
     when "for"
       cc = 1
       if statement.initializer?

        cc += calculateExpressionComplexity statement.increment
      else
        cc += calculateExpressionComplexity statement.domain
      cc += calculateStatementComplexity statement.block
    when "dml"
      if statement.operation is 'merge'
        cc = calculateExpressionComplexity statement.left

# chuck, because, why not?

NEST_FACTOR = 2

comparators = /\|\||&&|!=|==|!==|===|<|<=|>|>=/
assigners = /\=|\+=|-=|\*=|\/=|\+\+|--/
