>Karl Glazebrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> disgusted: > > @solution = (^-@b + sqrt(@b^**2 ^+ 4^*@a^*@c) ) ^/ (2^*@a);
>[Stuff] >If I was forced to write vector code like this I *WILL* give up on perl, >and resort to Numerical >Python or IDL instead. > You can always use the map and foreach like we've done all along. And, frankly, I find this (surprisingly) legible. It's no great shakes, but there are regexen which are signifigantly worse. Remember, your never forced to do much of anything in Perl. Where I see a big win for hyper operators is in places where the scafolding code ordinarly clutters the actual work. I like being able to write @defaults ^//= 1; don't you? -Erik Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com
