From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f51e93dacd9c7fca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-17 07:09:42 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamfinder.gnilink.net!nwrddc02.gnilink.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Frank J. Lhota" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3D0D18D5.2020601@telepath.com> Subject: Re: status of Ada STL? X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 14:09:40 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 141.157.176.41 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: nwrddc02.gnilink.net 1024322980 141.157.176.41 (Mon, 17 Jun 2002 10:09:40 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 10:09:40 EDT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:26152 Date: 2002-06-17T14:09:40+00:00 List-Id: > But then there is no necessity in having two different symbols for equality > and assignment. Make both "="! If memory serves correctly, that was the PL/1 approach: within a context where a Boolean expression is expected, "=" tests for equality; outside of such contexts, "=" was assignment. At the time, PL/1's syntax was criticized for being confusing for the reader, if not the compiler. We may wish to exercise caution before adopting context-sensitive interpretation of operators.