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Article #6055Re: colon-equal vs equal
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Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1988 01:16
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1988 01:16
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>How did the := come into being in languages like Algol, Pascal, and Ada? IAL 58. >I still prefer the way it is in C (and a little lesser so in Rexx and Booooo! Hisssss! It's all in how you read it. I read `a:=b' as `a becomes b' not `a equals b.' `a equals b' is `a=b.' So what about the shift-key? We're all touch-typists, rught? -- As Loki walked with Othin wise, -- s m ryan with Hoenir under summer skies, they found a river swift and deep. -- Andwari's Gem They followed whither waters leap. -- 1/2
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!arisia!quintus!sri-unix!garth!smryan From: smryan@garth.UUCP (Xxxxxx Xxxx) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: colon-equal vs equal Message-ID: <2286@garth.UUCP> Date: 23 Dec 88 01:16:12 GMT References: <3300001@uxg.cso.uiuc.edu> Reply-To: smryan@garth.UUCP (Xxxxxx Xxxx) Organization: Xxxxxxxxxx (XXX) -- Xxxx Xxxx, XX Lines: 16