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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: [Q] Portability of <= and >= with real operands
Date: 1996/12/03
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In article <E1uEEs.2xJ.0.-s@inmet.camb.inmet.com>, stt@houdini.camb.inmet.com (Tucker Taft) writes:

> Are you also saying that X <= Y is somehow "better" than not (X > Y)?

Depending on the context, one form or the other may be _much_ easier
for a human to scan.  It all depends upon how X and Y have been used
in the surrounding lines, as well as what the real names are (one hopes
that only those doing graphics or genetics actually name variables
X and Y).

Larry Kilgallen