sorry...i'm not skilled at linking to old groups discussions. https://groups.google.com/d/topic/golang-nuts/xwkDwB9Q0Rs/discussion
not agitating. ;-) just recalling. On Sat, Jan 5, 2019 at 9:16 PM Rob Pike <r...@golang.org> wrote: > .... edit: seems NOT worth it. > > -rob > > > On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 4:16 PM Rob Pike <r...@golang.org> wrote: > >> That link doesn't work - it's into your mailbox. >> >> However, I do remember talking about this option some time ago, including >> when the language was first being designed. It didn't seem common enough to >> warrant adding, and C got along fine without it. Your regularity argument >> carries some weight but it still seems worth it. >> >> If you disagree, file a proposal explaining the argument. >> >> -rob >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 3:28 PM Michael Jones <michael.jo...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> not Rob but rather Ian... >>> (6/22/2012) >>> >>> >>> https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#label/go%2Fgolang-nuts/FMfcgxwBTsjnkHgqhvQfLqrXsJdHZRxC >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 5, 2019 at 7:52 PM Michael Jones <michael.jo...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I brought it up early on, wanting AND (&) and OR (|) as well as >>>> AND-ASSIGN (&=) and OR-ASSIGN (|=). >>>> >>>> Not enthusiastic about shortcut operators on assignment form. >>>> >>>> Rob posted here that he was ok/open to the idea. >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jan 5, 2019 at 5:55 PM Caleb Spare <cesp...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sometimes when working with bools I wish I could write >>>>> >>>>> myBool &&= x >>>>> >>>>> rather than >>>>> >>>>> myBool = myBool && x >>>>> >>>>> I believe that && and || are the only binary operators in the language >>>>> for which the assignment form makes sense but doesn't exist (i.e., we >>>>> have +=, &^=, >>=, and so on). So in some sense adding these last two >>>>> operators would be symmetric and would make working with bools just as >>>>> convenient as working with integers, floats, bit fields, etc. >>>>> >>>>> Has this been discussed before? It's hard to search for this. >>>>> >>>>> Caleb >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "golang-nuts" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> *Michael T. jonesmichael.jo...@gmail.com <michael.jo...@gmail.com>* >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> *Michael T. jonesmichael.jo...@gmail.com <michael.jo...@gmail.com>* >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "golang-nuts" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- *Michael T. jonesmichael.jo...@gmail.com <michael.jo...@gmail.com>* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
