> -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Wall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On the other hand, it's possible that we should extend the visual metaphor > of »« and apply it asymmetrically when one of the arguments is expected to > be scalar. That would mean that your last three lines would be written: > > (1,2,3) »+« (4,5,6) > $a »+« $b > $x +« $y > > What's more, a unary vector op would then just be > > -« @bar > > This also lets us use an array in its scalar sense for its length: > > @foo »+ @bar If only from a syntax-highlighting point of view, this is a horrible proposal. Make it die. =Austin
