20 Apr
2018
20 Apr
'18
8:37 p.m.
Personally, I even slightly prefer
a := 3
to the commonplace
a = 3 because it visually expresses the asymmetry of the operation.
Careful here! That’s a fine argument for using := in a new language, but people using := when they don’t need an expression because they like the symbol better is a reason NOT to do this. And yes, normally aspirated Pascal WAS my first programming language. :-) -CHB