The assignment character in 3.9 and onward

Bill Schwab BSchwab at anest.ufl.edu
Thu Jun 8 18:55:20 UTC 2006


Ralph,

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> On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:33:55 +0200, Lic. Edgar J. De Cleene wrote:
> >
> > I wonder why not use <- , two characters as := , but closer to
original
> > idea.

This is a bad idea, because you would be different from other
Smalltalks for no good reason.  The right solution is to make the
editor smarter.  That way you get compatibility AND a good user
interface.
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FWIW, that is precisely what I have been saying all along.

Bill




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