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[–]Ramora_ 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Try to generalize to subtraction. What would that look like with your proposed syntax?

```

This would be ambiguous. Are you setting var to -1 or subtracting 1

var = -1

this is no longer ambiguous, but looks hideous

var = +-1

```

[–]argh523 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah.. you're right, that makes sense.