From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:42:49 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
      
   > C += vs C =   
      
   Inconsistency: if “==” is equality comparison, and “!” denotes logical   
   negation, why isn’t the inequality operator “!==”? Because “!=”   
   looks like   
   it follows the pattern of “a «op»= b” being a short form for “a = a   
   «op»   
   b”.   
      
   > PHP == vs PHP ===   
      
   Why do PHP and Java need the separate “===” operator in addition to   
   “==”,   
   when Python does not?   
      
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