* Common Engineering Abbreviations: 10
* Electronics & Electrical Engineering: 10
* Computer History: 8 (I had Q10 (reverse polish notation) and Q2 (memory in the "ole PCs") wrong..
EDIT: C Programming Language: 9 (Ian, I just sent you a private message).
When I write code, it's not a problem because it's symbolic so I can't miss. But then I tried to read your mind and asked myself :Is he talking about the case when two things are identical, or is he talking about simple affectation (I thought EQU in Assembly) ? I figured it was the second and I was wrong.
Equate and Equality.... Two different things in programming.... I wasn't trying to trick anyone... But hopefully it will stick in the minds of those learning this unforgiving language.
Two different things indeed. Two strings are "identical" not "equal". As much as I'd like to use the "proper" words as defined by the language creators, I like to reserve the word "equal" for quantities and numbers. So I read "if (string1==string2)" as "If string1 is identical to string2" .. But I read if (number1==number2)" as "If number1 is equal to number2". And "number=2" as "Let number equal 2".
I just like using the right word with the right concept. I know, too much semantics.. But we must be precise and must use the right words for the right things. Unforgiving language, as you said.
Jugurtha... In C a=1 has always been assignment.... The correct terminology is assignment the wording was equality not equal. (I'm not having a go... I want others to understand)
Its time you submitted one...
Mike.. I used to have a reverse poilsh calculator.... I should have known better.
i saw something wrong. at Q7 of Reloadron's quiz, i answered "diode". Then after clicking a button on top to show my score, i saw on Q7. Q7: "Correct: A Whetstone bridge circuit."
i saw something wrong. at Q7 of Reloadron's quiz, i answered "diode". Then after clicking a button on top to show my score, i saw on Q7. Q7: "Correct: A Whetstone bridge circuit."