Abigail wrote:
> Too many implementation details. From a language aspect, the double copy
> is something that is irrelevant; in fact, in a new version of Perl this
> problem might no longer exist.

I disagree that "implementation-specific" suggestions should not
be in the FAQ.  People want to use perl effectively and efficiently,
and that is one need that the FAQ can address.  Furthermore it is
already assumed that the documentation is specific to the 
implementation with which it is bundled.  And the FAQ for perl6
doesn't exist yet. :-)  I suppose, if versions of perl5 differed
significantly in these kinds of details, then one could note that
in the FAQ.  "In 5.8, you can do this... but in 5.4, it would be
better to do this..."

-- 
John Porter

Somebody set up us the bomb!!!

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