On Thu, July 14, 2005 10:47 am, Autrijus Tang said: > If this were a straw poll, I'd say... > > 1. Meaning of $_ > > .method should mean $_.method always. Making it into a runtime > error is extremely awkward; a compile-time error with detailed > explanataion is acceptable but suboptimal. > > 2. Topicalization of $?SELF > > Neutral on this -- I can argue bothways. in my limited experience > of writing p6 code, it is convenient but somewhat confusing > to topicalize the invocant. > > 3. Shorthand of $?SELF.method > > I find ./method to be very useful in practice, and my brain > gets use to it rather quickly. The association to pattern > matching and division gradually fades away, at which time > its novelty cease to be a problem.
I have been watching perl6-language from afar and not really contributing. But I have to say that in this case I do agree with Autrijus Graham.
