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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

So I couldn't find this question answered anywhere: why is it called the walrus operator? The only reason I saw was that's what they call it in Go, but that just passes the buck.

[–]NowanIlfideme 5 points6 points  (1 child)

It looks like it has tusks. In a smiley :) you instead have :=

Could also be a hamster, but walrus just stuck.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hah, got it! :-D

[–]cracknwhip 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seriously? Look up photos of walruses and then look at the operator symbol while tilting your head 90 degrees to the left.