On 8/11/05, Larry Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So either we have to bifurcate the concept into "temporarily constant" > and "permanently constant", or we force people to distinguish with ::= > (or "is constant('foo')"), or we make some representations about the > requirement for the compiler to optimize the = form to: > > my Str $x is constant('foo');
Why isn't the late binding version my Str $x is ro('foo'); In contrast to the 'is rw' trait? When I say 'is constant', can I be rewarded for all my extra typing with some well-defined compile-time optimization? Ashley Winters