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Old March 23rd 20, 08:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
pyotr filipivich
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Default "echo one foo=bar" gives an unexpected result. Why ?

"J. P. Gilliver (John)" on Mon, 23 Mar 2020
09:58:37 +0000 typed in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general the
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On Sat, 21 Mar 2020 at 09:26:16, pyotr filipivich
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I recall a desktop publishing SW package which had "at least two
ways to do everything." Which was kind of neat, but kind of a PITA as
you had to learn both ways.


Why did you have to learn both ways?


Sort of "why is this not working right? Oh, that's the other way,
and it is incomplete!".
It's been a few decades.

Windows, of course, has multiple ways to do most things (most of which
we here probably all use without thinking).


There is always an element of "Okay, I know what I want to do, how
do I do it 'here'?" where 'here' is a programming language, GUI,
command line, wood shop, car dashboard, etc.

Reminded me of the time I wound up trying to learn Boolean Algebra
in two separate classes, with two separate sets of notation. I got
the concepts, mostly, but still have trouble "reading" the statements.


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