the := operator (affectation

[Eric Chatonet]

Hi Richard,

Don't think it's a problem of religion :-)

Or you want to maintain an "every day" language or you want to allow  
specialists languages come in.
As for me I don't mind : I use both.
But I think that all guys who invented Xtalks principles would not  
agree.
In fact, if some distorsions could win over the purists of minimalist  
programming, I should not be worried ;-)
But I am a writer too: So I love words... and hate when they are  
replaced with simple maths operations.
Some civilization question ?

Best Regards from Paris,

Eric Chatonet.

Le 23 juin 05 à 20:17, Richard Gaskin a écrit :

> Eric Chatonet wrote:
>
>> Hello Richard,
>>
>>> Since it would be optional as it is in other xTalks, nothing  
>>> would  be lost.
>>>
>> Except the spirit :-)
>> Grasp all, lose all...
>>
>
> With the current flexibility of xTalk, we can choose to write:
>
>   put 1 + tMyVar into tMyVar
>
> ..or we can write:
>
>   add 1 to tMyVar
>
> Does it necessarily diminish the language to have these options?
>
> I save my religion for Sundays....

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