On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 08:53:23PM -0700, Luke Palmer wrote:
How is a left-associative operator "less special" than a non-associative
one?
Ehm, most operators in perl are left-associative, so you probably mean R2L
short-circuiting but even then I'm not sure what you're trying to say here
And yo
> To save people from having to re-read the thread, here is the actual
> proposal in detail again:
>
> PROPOSAL
> Replace the 'if', 'unless', 'when' statement modifiers by identically
> named lowest-precedence left-associative operators that short-circuit
> from right to left.
>
> This
I just read Piers' summary:
Matthijs van Duin wondered if the issue of multiple statement modifiers
has been settled. The thread is long, and the answer is essentially (and
authoritatively) "Yes, it's settled. No, you can't do it." So, unless
Larry changes his mind the point is moot.
So apparently