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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
Subject: Re: Yet another assignment variation (was Re: status of Ada STL?)
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Dale Stanbrough <dale@cs.rmit.edu.au> writes:

> Perhaps instead we could come up with smiley assignments...
> 
>    x :-) y; -- happily overwrite x
> 
>    x :-/ y; -- unsure assignment...
>             -- good for 1st year students

Reminds me of an idea I heard from somebody who said "or else" is
nice, but the syntax should be more like this:

    X := Y, or else;

meaning, "you better do it!".

;-)

- Bob