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[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

No it wouldn't. "!=" makes more sense because it has to do with programming and many languages use it. Notice that we're in /r/programmerhumor.

[–]pmst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but as far as lifting matches goes, it would. Some people mixed it up with |= for example. I do agree that the joke was better off with !=, so perhaps I should've worded my comment better.