the := operator (affectation)

[Richard Gaskin]

Jon wrote:
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> Dan Shafer wrote:
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>> (I always found the whole ==, +=, :=, == syntax mess pretty ugly. I  
>> love the elegance of put 32 into x.)
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> 
> 
> Elegance, verbosity.  Poe-tay-toe, poe-tah-toe...

A single-token assignment operator would be a nice OPTION.  Those who 
prefer the traditional form would never need to deal with it, while 
those of us who are comfortable with it could use it.  I see no downside 
and many upsides as Rev expands the range of people it might appeal to....

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