On Sun, Apr 30, 2006 at 10:49:45 +1000, Damian Conway wrote: > This would make the enormous semantic difference between: > > foo. :bar() > > and: > > foo :bar() > > depend on a visual difference of about four pixels. :-(
You're not counting the space around the dot, which counts. To me they look completely different > We need to be careful not to require the language to solve problems that > are better solved with tools. On that point I agree, but I think it was a question of aesthetics... Juerd? $foo. .bar; $ba. .bar; $x. .bar; $foo.bar; $ba.:bar; $x. :bar; Frankly I don't think there's *that* much of a difference - each has pros and cons. -- Yuval Kogman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://nothingmuch.woobling.org 0xEBD27418
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