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From: jones@pyrite.cs.uiowa.edu (Douglas W. Jones,201H MLH,3193350740,3193382879)
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Subject: Re: Algol68
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Date: 22 Mar 91 17:27:19 GMT
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From article <1991Mar22.153944.1096@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>,
by mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Doug McDonald):
> 
> For a VERY simple reason: Real Programmers (TM) are not masochists
> and seldom are Real Typists (TM) and simply HATE to type for the
> most common construct in any program the loathsome, redundant,
> hard to type, piece of shit:
> 
>    :=

This kind of flame is unworthy of response, but for one serious point.
Aversion to typing := doesn't explain why Pascal was so much more
successful than Algol 68, both of which have :=.

Besides, Real Programmers (TM) also hate == for the very same reason,
so you can't win.
					Doug Jones
					jones@cs.uiowa.edu