Forgive me for such a basic question; it is (I suppose) more of an English question than a programming question; but I think that as software developers we make such statements on a fairly regular basis.
If I have this code:
int x = 0;
... does the above "assign xto 0" or assign 0 x"?
It just bugged me. Feel free to close if you know about the best place to ask (although if someone provides a convincing answer before this question is closed, I will be happy).
Change . The best part about this code is that if I talk about it, I could really express it anyway, and it should be clear what I mean for any thinking person (as 0it is not a variable). I just know that sometimes I get into the mental wall when I try to explain this line:
x = y;
If I say "he assigns, y x" I say something that (of course) means the opposite of what I would say if I said "he assigns x y"; but both seem reasonable!
Oh good...
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