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I always wondered how programming would be if we hadn't designed the assignment operator to be consistent with mathematics, and instead had it go LHS -> RHS, i.

by hliyan 2y ago

I always wondered how programming would be if we hadn't designed the assignment operator to be consistent with mathematics, and instead had it go LHS -> RHS, i.e. you perform the operation and then decide its destination, much like Unix pipes.

RodgerTheGreat 2y ago
Plenty of LTR languages to choose from, especially concatenative languages like Forth, Joy, or Factor. The APL family is similarly consistent, except RTL.
donatj 2y ago
TI-BASIC is like this with its store operator →. I always liked it. 10→A A+10→C
- recursive 2y ago
  It also has an = operator, which saves the whole expression. It re-evaluates it then every time it was used.
  - donatj 2y ago
    Yep, CAS right in the BASIC on the 89 and up is a truly magical experience
remram 2y ago
For function calls too? List the arguments then the function's name?