> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 11:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Virginia DOT outage > > On Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:32:12 -0500, Tom Marchant wrote: > > > >Not ambiguous, I suppose, but sometimes counter-intuitive. > > > >What does this mean in C: > >If A=B then..... > > > I cherish languages of the ALGOL lineage for their use of "=" > as a comparison operator but not for assignment. > > And some DEC languages used <left-arrow> for assignment when > that was a prevalent graphic on Teletype print elements. (I > believe ASCII usurped the code point with <underscore>. > > -- gil
I would absolutely LOVE a grass roots campaign to eliminate = as a token in any and all languages. Comparison should be ==. Assignment should be :=. No ambiguity there. No "intuitive" meaning for newbies to make an assumption about. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-691-6183 cell [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
