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[Nemo Nusquam]

On 30/01/2021 12:45, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
> On 1/29/21 4:25 PM, Nemo Nusquam via cctalk wrote:
>> On 01/29/21 15:58, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote (in part):
>>> '=' and '==' makes possible what is probably the most common error, 
>>> and which the compiler doesn't catch:
>>> if (x = 3) . . .   /* sets x to 3 and gives TRUE for the condition */
>>> I imagine that there are probably some pre-processors that would 
>>> return a WARNING for it.
>>
>> Henry's first commandment: Thou shalt run lint frequently and study 
>> its pronouncements with care, for verily its perception and judgement 
>> oft exceed thine.
>>
>> N.
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> Which Henry was that?  Henry Spencer perhaps?
Yes, Henry Spencer (formerly of zoo.toronto.edu).

N.