On 9/18/07, Paul Hodges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Adriano Ferreira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [[snips here and at end]] > > > . . . I have one suggestion: you might want to mention > > > the roundrobin function in the article on the zip function since > > > the two are very closely related. > > > > Thanks, Joe and Alberto. > > > > Even though the roundrobin is very closely related to zip, I think > > that mentioning it and giving an explanation would add length and > > detail to the article. I already sacrificed the trick with (@x, *) to > > extend a list and the @@() for multidimensional context, which are > > fine but too much for this piece of text. > > It would certainly add length, but you could minimize the addition of > detail by using them as hooks. Maybe embed them in a special section... > e.g., > > <hypothetical> > For the Gearheads.... > > We won't bore you with excess details, but for more info on the trick > with (@x, *) to extend a list and the @@() for multidimensional > context, c.f. ..... > </hypothetical>
I am thinking about such hooks and good ways to do that. More on that later. > Sorry, not sure where to link off the top of my head, but if anyone > thinks it's a good idea I'll look it up on request. > > > Well, it's kind of hard to keep these articles small and interesting. > > Maybe this stuff can find their way in later articles. > > Personally, I'm a bit behind on my P6, but I think this is a good idea. > > I'd be happy to contribute something, and though my time is short like > everyone's these days, please feel free to contact me here or offline > with requests or suggestions. If you like, I could even try to > ghost-write an article or three. I'll go look over the list and see if > there's anything I feel competent to work with (but feel free to tell > I'm a schmuck and I shouldn't bother if I don't post more. =o) I salute every bit of help. I am trying to organize the production and will hopefully provide more details soon. By now, I think that I can handle suggestions and corrections to the articles. The next one is here: http://ferreira.nfshost.com/perl6/stitching6.html > =============================================================== > Hodges' Rule of Thumb: Don't expect reasonable behavior from anything with a > thumb. > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who > knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433 >
