Austin Hastings wrote:
> Larry Wall wrote:
> > 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.
How is this any worse than syntax-highlighting a full »« construct?
Incidently, it might make matters easier if you forbid whitespace between
the »« operator modifier and its operator. Indeed, you might want to look
into including a trait for operator declarations which allows you to
modify the importance of whitespace - something like:
sub circumfix:»« (&o is infix) is whitespace(forbidden) {...}
sub prefix:» (&o is postfix|infix) is whitespace(forbidden) {...}
sub postfix:« (&o is prefix|infix) is whitespace(forbidden) {...}
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Jonathan "Dataweaver" Lang
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