Re: [TCLCORE] TIP #292: Allow Unquoted Strings in Expressions

[Michael K. <mi...@mu...>]

On Sun, 5 Nov 2006, Larry McVoy wrote:

> and I can't remember an instance of someone getting it wrong because we
> did an "==" instead of an "=" or the other way around.
>
> I think this is a newbie error that simply doesn't happen with pros.

FWIW also, after more than 15 years I still typo = vs. == sometimes in my 
C code, but I'm in the habit of putting constants first so that at least 
those are caught with an error.  I never confuse the two operators, my 
fingers just don't always type the right thing.  Doesn't happen often, but 
still happens.

For that reason I'm similarly a tiny bit put off by "ni" as the opposite 
of "in".  No chance of confusing the two, but easier to typo than, for 
example, "nin" or "!in" or "!($value in $list)".  But I guess "ni" to "in" 
is more like "ne" is to "eq".  Pity "ne" isn't "neq".  Good thing I'm not 
(to my knowledge) dyslexic. :)

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Michael Kirkham
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