The wonders of C (=/==)

[Prentiss Riddle]

> It seems to me that the normally-cited "save keystrokes" reason for
> the =/== choice cannot be correct...

Wasn't "==" chosen for its obvious analogy to "!=", "<=", and ">=" ?
That's what I've always assumed, at least.

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