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From: parke@galaxy.enet.dec.com
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Subject: Re: A question of commas
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Date: 7 Dec 89 22:33:48 GMT
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In article <1989Dec7.192215.27671@aqdata.uucp>, sullivan@aqdata.uucp
(Michael T. Sullivan) writes:
> From article <257E97F4.24962@ateng.com>, by chip@ateng.com (Chip Salzenberg):
> > 
> > For example, "i = i + 1" is inherently harder to read than "i++", since the
> 
> But more programmers (BASIC, pascal, etc.) use "i = i + 1", and using "i++"
> assumes future programmers working with the code know C.  Obviously, the
> first choice is the correct choice :-|.
> -- 

Not to mention the fact that i++ is dependent on what i is (though in C
so is +1 (which might be 1,2,4,8... ))

	}8-)}
		Bill