On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 05:20:06AM -0500, Allison Randal wrote:

> Hmmm... some discussion generated on this subject, but fairly light. I
> take that as an indicator that an C<else> on loops is a fairly popular
> idea. The other possibilities are that b) people don't want any form of
> "else" on loops and aren't saying so or c) people simply don't care,
> but silence and apathy just don't seem to be vices we're afflicted with
> in this community. ;)

Here's another possibility.  People trust Larry to get it right and
don't feel the need to weigh in with opinions.  Had I designed Perl
there would have been an elsunless and I would have used it.  Now I'm
glad there isn't an elsunless and I never had the chance to use it :-)

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Paul Johnson - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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