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Re: uneditable [OT]
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Re: uneditable [OT]


  • Subject: Re: uneditable [OT]
  • From: Luther Fuller <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 06 May 2013 13:14:19 -0500

On May 5, 2013, at 11:45 PM, John C. Welch wrote:

also, how is "set this to that" HARDER to read than "this = that". for one, the latter is more ambiguous.

As both a programmer and a mathematician, I have a perhaps strange opinion on this.
I prefer "set x to something", rather than "x = something" because, if I use the latter while wearing my programmer's hat, then switch to my mathematician's hat, I ought to be able to write "x - something = 0".
But, then when I switch back to my programmer's hat, I realize that I can't do that. (@#$%!)



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