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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: Why Python When There Is Perl?
Date: 27 Mar 2024 03:39:33 GMT
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On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:16:40 -0500, Physfitfreak wrote:

> Well it says the same thing about AND and OR too, and the two of course
> are used every day in high level programming. So there could be a use
> for IMP in high level programming also.

&, ~, |, << and >> are frequently used in C. ^ is used less frequently. 
All map directly to i86 instructions. SAL is the same as SHL where SAR 
differs from SHR and depends on signed/unsigned. ~ is NOT, 1's complement. 

I'm not saying there never has been a use but it hasn't had the masses 
clamoring for it either in HLL or machine instructions. 

That's your new mission. Find a non-trivial use.  No long story, no 
complicated setup.