>limbo's ":=" works like that ...

>i := 0;    # declares i as in an int and assigns 0 to it
>r := ref Boo;    # declares r to be scarey

Well yes, but didn't Fortran's "=" work like that well before limbo?

C     DECLARE I AS AN INTEGER AND ASSIGN 0 TO IT
       I=0
C     DECLARE A TO BE A SCAREY FLOATING POINT NUMBER
      A=666.0

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