In article <38C994D0.C4A06309@ij.net>, Matt Giwer <jul### [at] ijnet> 
wrote:

> > #declare A = A + B;
> > #declare A = A - B;
> 
> 	OK. Any what is the value beyond saving a few keystrokes? 
> 
> 	The time required for extra keystrokes is the last thing that
> worries even the best of programmers.

Better readability, code which is easier to maintain without introducing 
new bugs, etc. The examples given make using = and + look good, but they 
also use single-character variable names. Just about the only time I use 
single-character variable names is in loop counters, most of the time 
the names are longer. Add in using multidimensional arrays, and you 
quickly get to line lengths that are very difficult to keep track of and 
modify later.

-- 
Chris Huff
e-mail: chr### [at] yahoocom
Web page: http://chrishuff.dhs.org/

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