On Sat, 01 Feb 2003 06:40, Garrett Goebel wrote:
> Or for the extremely thick:
> GOOD: Separate syntax for indexed vs. named lookups
> BAD: Same syntax with >= 2 contextual meanings
Or, another way to look at it;
GOOD: flexible, re-usable code that doesn't care if you change the key
type
Michael Lazzaro wrote:
> On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 09:40 AM, Garrett Goebel wrote:
> >
> >
> > I'm disappointed that The Perl Foundation (TPF) has been so
> > quiet and unresponsive on support for our core language
> > designers and architects. I dropped a note to all the TPF
> > contacts
On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 09:40 AM, Garrett Goebel wrote:
Or for the extremely thick:
GOOD: Separate syntax for indexed vs. named lookups
BAD: Same syntax with >= 2 contextual meanings
Seriously, everyone read Damian's "Seven Deadly Sins" thing, if ya
haven't read/heard it already.
From: Piers Cawley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Garrett Goebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > $idx_of_foo = $queue['foo']; # named lookup
> > $nth_foo= $queue[600]; # ordered lookup
> >
> > One is SvPOK the other SvIOK...
> >
> > Can't we handle both and still have the ordered lookup be
