John Siracusa skribis 2005-06-18 19:55 (-0400): > ./method() ./:method() > [EMAIL PROTECTED]() .@:method() > .>method() .>:method() > .-method() .-:method() [...] > ./method() ./:method() # worst
Why exactly is the slash not acceptable for you? Almost everyone has said they like it. I personally find ./method prettier and easier to type than any of the alternatives. > I was also thinking about putting something before the . instead of after > it. That actually makes more sense as a location for a syntax for an > implicit invocant, since the invocant would come before the . too. It's not "implicit invocant". You're not selecting a second default (the first being $_). The slash does not represent $?SELF. And there is no such thing as $object./method. Instead, see ./ as a whole. I agree that the dot makes it look like .:, .+, .=, but anything without the dot is practically impossible because we're out of characters. ^ is the only single-character possibility. Many people have said to dislike ^method, some have said to like it. And if you're using two characters, ./ is a good one because it's easy to type, good looking and looks familiar (and can thus get a mnemonic, even if the metaphor is far fetched). > Unfortunately, a that syntax is used for member variables and such, so the > usual sigils are out ($ @ % &), and the rest start to look like unary > operators on method calls implicitly made on $_ (e.g., -.method()) -.method should return -5 if .method returns 5. Minus in term position is already taken. Please refer to the "available operator characters" thread: we have only ^ we can reliably use without shuffling other things around or using whitespace. > It was a tough battle for last place, but in the end I think - even is a > nicer placeholder for an implicit "something." I just can't get over the > path-y-ness of ./ (not to mention the division-y-ness) The pathiness was on purpose. In fact, ./pugs inspired it and a metaphor between cwd and $?SELF plays for mnemonic. The divisioniness is something you'll just have to get over. Do you see any division in /\w+/? Or any addition in $foo +| $bar? Or any comparison in =>, +>, or <>? Or any price in $var? Or any percentage in %hash? Or any conjunction in &sub? Juerd -- http://convolution.nl/maak_juerd_blij.html http://convolution.nl/make_juerd_happy.html http://convolution.nl/gajigu_juerd_n.html
