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[-] Knusper@feddit.de 5 points 3 years ago

In the languages I know, i-=-1 or x=3 are not expressions, but rather statements, so they do not evaluate to a value.

So, this would be a compiler error:

a = (x=3)

[-] mfz@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago

Well, not all languages allow for fun programming :)

[-] Knusper@feddit.de 4 points 3 years ago

Sounds like the opposite of fun to me, to have those as expressions...

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