condition convention 'if (10 == j)...'

[G A Moffett]

> To prevent silly mistakes like 
> 	if (j = 10)
> I usually write
> 	if (10 == j)
> By putting the constant first, I ensure that the compiler will catch the 
> typo.

I think this is a good idea.  Any criticisms?  The only problem
I have with it is that I am not accustomed to reading code written
this way.
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Gordon A. Moffett               ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,sun}!amdahl!gam