[progress Communities] [progress Openedge Abl] Forum Post: Re: What's The Use Of The Assign...

[dbeavon]

A good read, albeit dated, on the ABL ASSIGN: ( https://blog.abevoelker.com/progress_openedge_abl_considered_harmful ) Look for the section titled " ABL: Un-optimized language compiler ." While the article is a bit negative , the point is valid. There is no reason we should be sitting around talking about whether its better to assign separate variables in one statement or two. These things are the job of a compiler and doesn't need to be a repeating concern for individual ABL programmers working on business as usual.

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