Timeline for What syntax element do you hate most in a programming language you use frequently?
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| Feb 27, 2011 at 16:27 | comment | added | dan04 | @Tom: It means you don't understand booleans. If you meant if (a == true), just write if (a). If you meant a = true, then the if statement is redundant. | |
| Feb 27, 2011 at 10:59 | comment | added | Inca | The trouble is, assignment in conditions can be useful. I find <tt>while( element = list->next() )</tt> quite legible. So I am not sure I would like te have it removed. | |
| Feb 27, 2011 at 10:55 | comment | added | Zachary K | in Javascript JSLint will catch that one for you. | |
| Sep 29, 2010 at 6:59 | comment | added | configurator | Assignment just shouldn't return a value. It's sometimes useful, but in most cases it's just a pain in the neck. | |
| Sep 20, 2010 at 17:07 | comment | added | Tom Hawtin - tackline | What is if (a = true) supposed to mean? | |
| Sep 20, 2010 at 9:31 | history | answered | CC BY-SA 2.5 |