Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site othervax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!micomvax!othervax!ray From: ray@othervax.UUCP (Raymond D. Dunn) Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: Re: Assignment in Conditionals Message-ID: <444@othervax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 14:16:01 EDT Article-I.D.: othervax.444 Posted: Mon Aug 12 14:16:01 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 03:54:18 EDT References: <594@brl-tgr.ARPA> Reply-To: ray@othervax.UUCP (Raymond D. Dunn) Organization: Philips Information Systems - St. Laurent P.Q., Canada Lines: 11 Summary: > Having built a compiler for a purely functional language, > I can attest that the idea is not as good as it may appear > to those who haven't designed such a language. I used to > think it would be nice if every statement returned a value, > but as a result of the experience I have changed my mind. Why? How? When? What? ..or do we just all take your word for it and never do it (what?) Ray Dunn. ..philabs!micomvax!othervax!ray