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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>
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Subject: Re: Ideas for Ada 200X
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Russ wrote:
> += tells me *instantly* what it does. 

But only because you learnt it in some other language. First of all we
cannot have += it must be :=+ or +:=.

Second what does:

   A =~ B

tell you?

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Preben Randhol                    http://www.pvv.org/~randhol/