> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Wall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 09:02:14AM -0500, Jonathan Scott Duff wrote:
> : > Hmm... I'm quite sure that I like ~ better than + for mnemonic
purposes.
> :
> : I agree.
>
> I think + is easier to see. Mnemonic value is a secondary issue in
> something that will be used so heavily.
Doubtful. Everytime I see a P6 signature, I'm shocked by the cruft that's
accumulated at the front of the varname. I 'see' the space, regardless of
what's there.
In this case, the reliance on saying:
if (+$x > 9) ...
to disambiguate logical/arithmetic/string/whatever context in expressions is
going to sit at cross purposes to the +-as-required-arg usage. It'll be yet
another source of learning curve gradient to no real purpose.
method x ($me: $req, ?$opt, +$namedopt, *%named, [EMAIL PROTECTED]) {...}
vs:
method x($me: $req, ?$opt, ~$namedopt, *%named, [EMAIL PROTECTED]) {...}
=Austin
