Re: RFC 76 (v1) Builtin: reduce

[Glenn Linderman]

Larry Wall wrote:

> Jarkko Hietaniemi writes:
> : > > (Yes, there is a small aesthetic edge in using $a vs $_[0], but I still
> : > > consider the $ and $b to be warts.)
>
> Yes, but has anyone pointed out that
>
>    @out = sort ^b cmp ^a, @in;
>
> won't do what people will certainly think it ought to?

Because of the history of using $a and $b?  Do you think they'll think it ought
to

  @out = sort ^2 cmp ^1, @in;

It took me a while to figure out why you thought people might think otherwise
than that ^b and ^a are placeholders, used in the order referenced.

Not to worry.

--
Glenn
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There  are two kinds of people, those
who finish  what they start,  and  so
on...                 -- Robert Byrne


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