Re: RFC 16 (v1) Keep default Perl free of constraints su

[Nathan Wiger]

> IME, I find it more dangerous to do behind-the-scenes hand holding than
> to simply teach them the hows and whys of the "right way."

Exactly.
 
> The key word above is "encourage".  You're not really encouraging
> anything - you're now having the language mandate particular constructs,
> without the added benefit of teaching people why these constructs are
> important.

This too.

People should know:

   1. What they're doing
   2. Why they're doing it

Not:

   1. How to turn annoying messages off

-Nate