On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 6:40 PM, user <demosthen...@gmail.com> wrote: > i think Gambas concept is to keep a Basic style language as possible > can. So an % operator is a foreign word for a Basic language. Correct I remember MOD from the BBC Acorn's BASIC in the mid 1980s, so for me it is fairly natural, strangely even after a 25 year hiatus in BASIC programming.
It makes sense as the ASCII keyboard doesn't have an "obvious" symbol for modulus, (except for C programmers) unlike +, - and / which most people will understand from primary school mathematics lessons. Ian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
