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You're over dramatizing. The human brain is very good at interpreting things in context and it's really trivial for even middle school kids to understand that
by hota_mazi 10y ago
You're over dramatizing.
The human brain is very good at interpreting things in context and it's really trivial for even middle school kids to understand that `=` in math is different from `=` in programming.
Do you want an example of something that beginner programmers struggle with? Pointers.
- augustk 10y agoBut you still need a symbol for the equality operator, so not choosing "=" for that seems rather absurd. It's comparable to making the choice to use + for string concatenation and ++ for (numeric) addition.