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Re:Zcoin implementation bug enabled attacker to create over ... by easytiger on Thursday March 09, 2017 @03:11AM (#13827881)
> Languages that use pascal-style :=

So, just as in c++ there is a different operator of assignment and equality that requirs you to type a different thing. User error and testing failure.

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Re:Zcoin implementation bug enabled attacker to create over ... by lmm on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @11:07AM (#13868041)
The difference is that it's a visually different operator and much harder to type accidentally.
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