<> or != ?

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Jul 15 2015, 4:02 am

Poll: Which do you prefer to use?

!= 95% (22)
<> 4% (1)

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Normally the != operator is commonplace in C++, though the <> operator is commonplace in Basic. I come from a Basic background, though I could use either one. I started using <> today and I actually quite like it over !=.
Jul 15 2015, 6:32 am
I like both of them equally, but I picked != since I use it more and there wasn't a 'both' option.
Jul 15 2015, 7:50 am
I've always used "!" to signify NOT in just about every language I've ever used that allowed it, it makes a lot more sense in the context of

if(!condition)
Jul 15 2015, 11:11 am
For the purpose of the poll, I voted for != as it makes more sense to me than <> to represent "not equal", but I have come to prefer using the "alpha key" ne after working with an older CNC controller at work that didn't have less than or greater than symbols available. I find that alpha keys are easier for me to type, and easier to identify and read in conditional statements.
Other alpha keys I use are: 
#define eq ==
#define lt <
#define gt >
#define le <=
#define ge >=
#define ne !=
Jul 15 2015, 11:42 am
!= is just such a simple read for me, plus it's more to the point than a <> operator. NOT EQUAL TO is much better understood than LESS THAN OR GREATER THAN.
Jul 15 2015, 3:02 pm
Oh wow. This is very interesting feedback. It's really neat to see why people prefer ine style or another. Like, I hadn't even thought about <> representing "not greater than or not less than." And as for Higoten's approach, that is also quite neat. Usually I prepare a small list of defines for things like that myself.
#define and &&
#define or ||
// etc.
Jul 15 2015, 7:59 pm
In response to Mr_Goober
Me personally, defining operators or keywords like that would just confuse me. I'm too used to raw operators. Lol.
Jul 15 2015, 8:04 pm
In response to Nadrew
Nadrew wrote:
I've always used "!" to signify NOT in just about every language I've ever used that allowed it, it makes a lot more sense in the context of

> if(!condition)
>


This, unless the value differs from True or False ( 1 or 0 ) then != would be used.

Never seen <> used in modern web languages.

As Katz said != is more readable than <> IMO..
Jul 15 2015, 8:35 pm
unless the value differs from True or False ( 1 or 0 )

Or null/non-null.