++ if you did it at least once 😀
I can only say that's way i love java's .equals() ❤

Not in Java, but I think every dev has done that atleast once.

Why did they allow variable assignment in a if(…) statement in C?

@monkcs
`if (expression) { ... }`

`x = 5` is an expression

Besides, it's useful as-is. Just because it's possible to write something that behaves in an unintended way doesn't mean it needs changing. In fact, building a language that polices every line to ensure only proper-looking code is allowed would be both extremely difficult to do, and extremely frustrating (and limiting) to use.

But of a strawman, but 😋