In a message dated 2/22/99 7:32:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>being
>able to do: VAR=4+var2 instead of PUT 4+var2 INTO VAR, etc...
One of the not-so-obvious but very good features of HyperTalk is its rather
consistent flow of control from left to right, much like most spoken
languages. The suggested "VAR=4+var2" gets into the Fortran "back and forth"
and thus inherently limited flow of control style, so I don't like it. I would
like however "4+var2->VAR", which lends itself to immediate extension,
eg, "4+var2->Var*3->var3", or "if 4+var2->VAR < 39 then . . . else . . .
Regards,
Bob Stelloh
