dst = src rather than src dst

[Bill Baxter]

Bill Baxter wrote:
> Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
>> On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:22:43 +0300, Vladimir Panteleev 
>> <thecybershadow at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Heh, me too. I wonder why was this syntax chosen.
>>
>> Scratch the last part.
>>
> 
> I'm guessing it's because they originally thought of it like a kind of 
> #define macro.

Er... except for the fact that that's exactly opposite from how #define 
works.  Nevermind.  Where's my rock...

So Vladimir, what reason did you come up with?

--bb