I vote for the Pascal ":=", too. That's the same thing Authorware uses (if
you are using their script and not Javascipt). Might help Authorware refugees!
Since we have "put something into tSomethingElse" and if we add "
tSomethingElse = something" why not add a 3rd to accommodate everyone?
Anyway, there are usually two ways to do things in Trans...er...
Revolution, e.g. "abs(-5)" and "the abs of -5", so having the two
different types of assignments (put and =) seems to be within the spirit of
the language.
At 03:09 PM 7/12/2006, you wrote:
Rob Cozens wrote:
The key thing to remember with this proposed addition is that it's an
ADDITION, and OPTION that one can CHOOSE to use if they like, or not if
they don't.
And if Pascal programmers want := does Rev support yet another
OPTION. And if you want VB syntax, do we add yet another OPTION?
Reductio ad absurdum can be amusing, sometimes even pursuasive, but rarely
truly helpful. While we've had many requests over many years for what can
in the 21st century rightly be called "common" assignment notation, yours
is the first and only post to suggest Pascal be considered as well.
The proposed assignment OPTION is consistent with several dozen languages,
many of which are still actively growing a strong rate, as opposed to
Pascal which is the only one which uses Pascal-style assignment and is in
rapid decline today.
Peter T. Evensen
http://www.PetersRoadToHealth.com
314-629-5248 or 888-682-4588
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