R.I.P. Niklaus Wirth

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R.I.P. Niklaus Wirth

01-06-2024, 11:39 PM

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RE: R.I.P. Niklaus Wirth

(01-06-2024 11:12 AM)ijabbott Wrote: The := operator was used in ALGOL before Wirth got hold of it though!

Wirth was on the Algol-60 committee. So he may have proposed it, or simply recognised its advantages as an assignment operator and continued to use it.

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RE: R.I.P. Niklaus Wirth - ijabbott - 01-06-2024, 11:12 AM

RE: R.I.P. Niklaus Wirth - BruceH - 01-06-2024 11:39 PM

RE: R.I.P. Niklaus Wirth - ijabbott - 01-13-2024, 05:26 PM

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