From: a_eder_muc@web.de   
      
   On Mo 25 Aug 2025 at 02:34, Lawrence D’Oliveiro  wrote:   
      
   > On Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:49:14 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:45:19 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> 1) VMS Basic using = for both assignment and equal comparison,   
   >>>     while most other languages use different symbols (= and ==,   
   >>>     := and =, = and .eq., ...)   
   >>>   
   >>> But they only apply to non VMS Basic developers.   
   >>   
   >> Nearly all BASICs were like that, including I think Microsoft BASIC.   
   >   
   > One trick they missed was allowing interval comparisons like this:   
   >   
   >     if "0" <= ch <= "9" or "a" <= ch <= "f" or "A" <= ch <= "F" :   
   >   
   > I think only Python has that.   
      
   You can do rhe same in Common Lisp and various schemes.   
      
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