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.

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  Yuval Kogman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://nothingmuch.woobling.org  0xEBD27418

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