I agree and personally never do this but I would still like to know if it
is guaranteed behavior or not.
On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 11:28 AM Thierry Onkelinx <thierry.onkelinx at
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> IMHO this is just bad practice. Whether the result is guaranteed or not,
> doesn't matter.
>
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> Op vr 27 aug. 2021 om 17:18 schreef Gabor Grothendieck <
> ggrothendieck at gmail.com>:
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>> Are there any guarantees of whether x will equal 1 or 2 after this is
run?
>>
>> (x <- 1) * (x <- 2)
>> ## [1] 2
>> x
>> ## [1] 2
>>
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