Well yes, it's clear that repurposing '=' for assignment confuses or at least annoys many academics, no disputing that. But your earlier claim was that it confuses children, which it certainly does not. (Source: it didn't bother me in the slightest when I was learning Basic at age 11, or any of the other children I talked to about it.)

You have your personal annecdotes and I have my own. We will have to agree to disagree.