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Article #5102Re: History of := (was: == vs =)
From: Robert Firth
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1988 19:49
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1988 19:49
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In article <5410001@hpisla.HP.COM> wolpert@hpisla.HP.COM (David Wolpert) writes: >Algol DOES allow assignment as a term in an expression. At least, >Burroughs XALGOL did, and I can't imagine Algol without it... Suggest you refer to the 'Report on the Algorithmic Language Algol-60', and imagine a little harder. [Yes, the above is possibly offensive, but I am VERY TIRED of people who won't even bother to look up absolutely standard references]
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!lll-tis!ames!sri-spam!rutgers!rochester!PT.CS.CMU.EDU!sei!sei.cmu.edu!firth From: firth@sei.cmu.edu (Robert Firth) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: History of := (was: == vs =) Message-ID: <3987@aw.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 29 Jan 88 19:49:28 GMT References: <2337@haddock.ISC.COM> <5410001@hpisla.HP.COM> Sender: netnews@sei.cmu.edu Reply-To: firth@bd.sei.cmu.edu.UUCP (PUT YOUR NAME HERE) Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, SEI, Pgh, Pa Lines: 9