[HN Gopher] C72: A port of the earliest C compiler to x86 (2021) ___________________________________________________________________ C72: A port of the earliest C compiler to x86 (2021) Author : marcodiego Score : 34 points Date : 2022-04-10 20:47 UTC (2 hours ago) (HTM) web link (github.com) (TXT) w3m dump (github.com) | hnlmorg wrote: | > compound assignment operators are reversed, they are =+, =* | | Personally I always thought that made more sense than the (now) | standard way because when you read it aloud it reads like the | operation you're performing: N equals N plus five | N =+ 5 | | I still find myself occasionally writing those operators that way | around even after decades of using C and similar languages. | ghewgill wrote: | One of the problems with the old notation is the ambiguity. | What does each of the following mean? n =- 5 | n = -5 n=-5 | hnlmorg wrote: | Ahh yes, that's a very good point. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-04-10 23:00 UTC)