Why = = (and not just =)

[Carlo v. Dango]

> expression syntax to boot. The original language in the Algol family,
> Algol 60, used ":=" as the assignment operator as I recall, a tradition
> followed by Pascal.
>
> Frankly, I'd rather have the assignment operator be something
> like a left arrow: "<-" perhaps. I think it makes more sense,
> and it avoids the confusion between one = and two.

actually Algol was meant to have the <- rather than the := but due to 
problems writting the lexer/parser, it became :=

if you want a language which uses the <- operator then have a look at the 
language "Beta" it takes a little getting used to, when used nested ;)


-carlo van dango


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