Re: RFC for $ME class variable (was Re: RFC 124 (v1) Sort order for any hash)

[Randal L. Schwartz]

>>>>> "Damian" == Damian Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Damian> Don't give alternatives. Give a "these alternatives were considered and
Damian> *rejected*" list. $ME is capitalized (like all "magic" vars), and short.

I actually don't like the literal $ME.  It usurps a variable name that
has been legal for customer use in prior Perls.  Why not use something
more "system-belonging" like %_ or even $_?  In fact, "self" in $_ and
"args" in @_ has a nice symmetry.  Or we make $_->{self} be self, and
maybe $_->{context} be the calling context, etc etc?

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