Re: Top 10 most common hard skills listed on resumes...

On 06.09.2024 13:34, Bart wrote:

 
In more complicated cases in languages, then some asymmetry does come
up. For example, suppose C allowed this (my language allows the
equivalent):
 
   (c ? a : b) = x;

In Algol 68 you can write

    IF c THEN a ELSE b FI := x

or, in a shorter form, as

    ( c | a | b ) := x

if you prefer.

 
So this assigns to either a or b depending on c. My implementation
effectively turns it into this:
 
   *(c ? &a : &b) = x;
 
So using explicit references and derefs. However, that is internal. The
symmetry still exists in the syntax:
 
   (c ? a : b) = (c ? a : b);

This is only a "visual" symmetry, not a semantical one.

The LHS of the Algol 68 example is of 'REF' (lvalue) type, as it would
be the case with a language that supports a syntax as you show it here.

I'm not sure if you should adjust your wording (concerning "symmetry")
given that you seem to widely inflict confusion here.

Janis