Re: string to Integer

[George Russell]

Jon Fairbairn wrote:
> 
> > Then, the question is why we write
> >   result = function operand1 operand2
> > instead of
> >   operand1 operand2 function = result
> >
> > I actually think the latter is cooler.  :)
> 
> I think there may be cultural influences about word order and/
> or writing direction creeping in here :-)
There are mathematicians who put the function after its argument.
But I'm pretty sure they are in the minority.