Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA
Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!gwyn@BRL.ARPA
From: gwyn@BRL.ARPA (VLD/VMB)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re:  Assignment in Conditionals
Message-ID: <594@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Sat, 10-Aug-85 05:01:56 EDT
Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.594
Posted: Sat Aug 10 05:01:56 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 07:40:05 EDT
Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA
Lines: 5

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.