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I would prefer x is 5 x is x + 5
by UltraSane 6mo ago
I would prefer
x is 5
x is x + 5
- layer8 6mo agoBut x isn’t x + 5. If anything, it should be “x becomes x + 5”.
- UltraSane 6mo agoOk. How about Set x to x + 5
- layer8 6mo agoThat’s pretty much COBOL syntax: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/debug-for-zos/17.0.x?topic=commands-set-command-cobol https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/debug-for-zos/17.0.x?topic=comma... Except that COBOL doesn’t allow an arithmetic expression there, so you have to write COMPUTE X = X + 5. instead. ;)