Re: Shorthand Syntax (was XFoot with Qualified DS's)

There's not much difference between
  a = a + b
and
  a += b

However, if one takes advantage of "nice long variable names,"
there is a much bigger difference between:

  FirstQuarterCompanyTotal = FirstQuarterCompanyTotal + FirstQuarterDepartment
and
  FirstQuarterCompanyTotal += FirstQuarterDepartment

Not having to type the long variable name twice saves time and,
on average, half the typographical errors made when typing it
twice.

Mel Rothman
Mel Rothman, Inc.

Call me a dinosaur (and you probably will :-), and I certainly don't mean
to rain on anyone's parade, but IMHO these are syntaxes which I will
probably never use.

On the one hand, we're all grateful for the RPG enhancements that allow us
to enter nice long variable names, and we're happy that we can now mix
upper and lower case and give the shift key a workout, but somehow we
can't abide the notion of having to type:

a = a + b

and instead are begging to be able to limit ourselves to

a += b

Personally, I don't see the point (won't be the first time ;-).

JMHO