[narag]

It seems no such problem has been reported

Oh, please. This has been a flamewar since the 80's. Every angle you can think of has been tried before. The real question is why are we still using plain text. A lot of the difference between languages is this kind of absurd minutiae taken too seriously as if we're discussing about the reality fabric instead of mere conventions.

[pron]

A flamewar is a disagreement of opinion. I am not aware of any actual problem reported as a result of using the `=` sign for things other than equality or anything suggesting it is generally counterintuitive.

[narag]

If I were you, I would start searching articles about a more interesting question: can everybody learn to program?

When you're teaching children, this is one of the most common complaints.