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How to write Hello World (programming.dev)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What is that weird >>=== symbol? Looks like a cross breed between C and JavaScript here.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

It’s a the right shift assignment operator so x >>= 4 right shifts x by 4 and assigns the result back to x. The code editor is displaying single double wide symbol (ligature) instead of the three character long operator >>=, I discovered today these are in fact well loved by some coders.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I totally thought because of how long the equals looked, it was multiple equals characters, not just >>= lol. That's what got me confused. Don't think these are things I'd personally use but each to their own preferences right xD

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

If someone likes it but doesn't know where to find it, FiraCode does linea tires really good IMO

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Yeah.. I love them. Makes my != look like ≠

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I guess it's a special kind of character called a ligature. They apparently are characters for combined operators. So in this case it seems to just be >>= all as one character?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

It is exactly that. Some people really like them, others do not (me included). You usually need to go a little out of your way to get a font that supports ligatures for your editor.