Hi Dar, I think the "set" command (set x = y) is intuitive, too but already used otherwise by Rev. Personally I am no friend of prosaic languages if you have no choice of abbreviation which often increases legibility. Some years ago Macromedia Director started in this way, too, and now they�re finding ways to shorten the scripts. As far as I am concerned I like to write 'x = y' although it does not mean "equals" but a definition or "mathematical" assumption: "may x be y". If I want to evaluate a statement logically I�d use 'x = y' in another context. I don�t think that this confuses people - even if Rev works non-typed this would not be a real danger. :-)
just my two cents, Olaf -- Olaf Schmidtmann brainbits online & cross media mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] / www.brainbits.net > From: Dar Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 8:40 PM > > On Thursday, March 14, 2002, at 06:22 AM, Ivers, Doug E wrote: > > Can you give us the option of coding "put x into y" as "y = x"? > > I program in C and C++. I find the "y = x" notation to be > jarring. I think the C semantics needlessly rubs contrary to > general usage in math and logic. I realize it is based on the > notion of "formula" rather than "equation", however the "put" > syntax clearly makes assignment an imperative and clearly > emphasizes container semantics. > > (I think the three current uses of = in Revolution are OK.) > > Somebody else can have the soapbox now. > > Dar Scott > > _______________________________________________ > improve-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/improve-revolution > _______________________________________________ improve-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/improve-revolution
