Larry Wall wrote:
> Jarkko Hietaniemi writes:
> : > > (Yes, there is a small aesthetic edge in using $a vs $_[0], but I still
> : > > consider the $ and $b to be warts.)
>
> Yes, but has anyone pointed out that
>
> @out = sort ^b cmp ^a, @in;
>
> won't do what people will certainly think it ought to?
Because of the history of using $a and $b? Do you think they'll think it ought
to
@out = sort ^2 cmp ^1, @in;
It took me a while to figure out why you thought people might think otherwise
than that ^b and ^a are placeholders, used in the order referenced.
Not to worry.
--
Glenn
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