--- Luke Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [extremely large *SNIP*] > Maybe the "|"/"||" distinction isn't needed, and we just need a > declarator on rules that says they are side-effect-free, and can thus > be optimized. [snip] > I like this solution better than making a new operator. In Perl > tradition, it puts the optimization burdon on the compiler, not the > programmer.
Agreed. Minimize the need for new grammar in the language, including operators, but provide a way that code can DWIM the same result. "If you build it, they will come". __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com
