Re: = vs := and = vs ==
- Posted by jimcbrown (admin) May 08, 2014
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Even if we continue to refuse to allow assignment in the middle of evalutions, we could still have the new symbols, but then
if a := b+c then
would just throw a syntax error. That leaves open the possiblity of using new symbols for the sake of reader's clarity.
if a = b+c then d := e+f end if
vs
if a = b+c then d = e+f end if
or
if a := b+c then d := e+f end if
would always evaluate to true,
Uh, no, the last one would throw a syntax error at you. You'd get file and line number and everything.
I don't care if they're assignments or comparisons, the syntax takes care of it, but I would have to if I was forced to be more specific, which for me adds another layer of detail I can just do without.
Cheers Chris
Hmm. That's a good point. On the other hand, it's already worse via = vs equals()...
