From: Chad Perrin <perrin@...>
Date: 2009-02-24T15:46:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Nexus Programming Language

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On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 11:49:23AM +0900, Phlip wrote:
> Gary Wright wrote:
>=20
> >I always liked Eiffel's choice of :=3D for assignment and
> >a single =3D for comparison.
>=20
> That is just foolish. You assign more often than you compare, hence you=
=20
> should use the mechanism that's easier to type.

Actually, depending on the programming style you employ, that may not be
true.  The more "functional" your programming style, the less you're
likely to employ assignments, for instance.

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Chad Perrin [ content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
Quoth Sean Reifschneider: "If java had real garbage-collection, it would
delete most programs before it executed them."

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