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From:	"Siddhartha" <siddhu_h AT vsnl DOT net>
To:	<djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
References:	<9qmkrh$581$1 AT tron DOT sci DOT fi>
Subject:	Re: Making C++ little easier to beginners...
Date:	Sun, 21 Oct 2001 23:32:58 +0530
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Traveler" <traveler AT netti DOT fi>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.os.msdos.djgpp
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 6:51 PM
Subject: Making C++ little easier to beginners...


> Little example...
>
> int    x = 10,
>         y = 10;
>
> if(x == 10 && x == 10)        // Does this look scary or weird to you ?
>     cout << "true\n";
> else
>     cout << "false\n";
>
>
> wouldnīt this be nicer ?
>
> if(x EQUAL 10 AND y EQUAL 10)
>     cout << "true\n";
> else
>     cout << "false\n";
>
> Hereīs little helper...
>
> #define    AND        &
> #define    COMPLEMENT    ~
> #define    EQUAL    ==
> #define    EQU        EQUAL
> #define    NOT        !
> #define    OR            |
> #define    XOR        ^
>
> As you can see the things "AND" & "OR" defined here are "bit" operators
not "logical" operators.
> However, there really is no difference becourse you can use these two just
as easily in "if" statementīs as in bit manipulation.
>
> All calculations done in computer, from the simplest addition to the most
complex 3rd grade (or greater) root solving uses these operatorīs and their
compinations inside the microprocessor.
>
> "Traveler2001AD"
> traveler AT netti DOT fi
>


Hey maybe you should get this patented!
    Experts might find your suggestions idiotic , but maybe beginners like
it , infact i think its ok ... but u see by hiding simple intricacies like
operators from beginners , you might be making them weaker , a lot of times
(at least at my school where we learn C++ in our ciriculum ) we have some
questions where we have to predict the result of an expression , which uses
all the basic operators that  you changed to your liking using preprocessor
macros.

Remember its not a war b/w boolean and C++ ... its about rules , when the
syntax and semantic standards for a programming language are defined , they
are done so for the convenience of the programmers , i.e to make code much
more readable and easier to program. If you think you can embellish the
legibility then you are welcome , but you should remember that in such
course  you are depriving the beginners you wish to help of the much needed
practice they can get on simple operators!

Enjoy !

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