Warp wrote:
>   What if the operator is something else? How fast can you decipher it
> with this simple change:
> 
> #if ((0.25 < clock) | (clock < 0.75))

You know it's wrong. :) & goes there if the variable's in the middle, | 
goes there if it's on the outside.

Just like if you saw

for (i = 0; i <= count; i++)
you'd know it's probably wrong and you need to look close to make sure.

>   I usually read from left to right. I'm not a Chinese.

When the expression gets complex, it's harder, yes. With simple stuff, 
you can see both sides of the equation at once.  As I say, like counting 
starting from zero, it takes seeing it a few times for it to be comfortable.

Of course, Cobol got this bit right, I fear. :-) There's a couple other 
languages that let you write
   if (x < y < z)
but I don't remember just what they are.

(Chinese goes top to bottom, btw. :-)

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   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
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