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From: Andrew Simmons <andrew.simmons@monitorbm.co.nz>
Subject: [9fans] Good enough approximation for ape/pcc
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:18:58 +1200
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 >limbo's ":=" works like that ...

 >i := 0;    # declares i as in an int and assigns 0 to it
 >r := ref Boo;    # declares r to be scarey

Well yes, but didn't Fortran's "=" work like that well before limbo?

C     DECLARE I AS AN INTEGER AND ASSIGN 0 TO IT
        I=0
C     DECLARE A TO BE A SCAREY FLOATING POINT NUMBER
       A=666.0