Re: $a in @b (RFC 199)

2000-09-14 Thread John Porter
, exit mechanisms, not be confused or conflated. We just need to clear up what kind of block grep/map use: either a true sub (which I favor), or a distinct kind, with its own early exit keyword(s). -- John Porter We're building the house of the future together.

Re: English language basis for "throw"

2000-08-16 Thread John Porter
s problem exists generally, especially wrt Perl. :-/ -- John Porter

Re: English language basis for "throw"

2000-08-16 Thread John Porter
catch { punt }; risky_business(); # exceptions ARE CAUGHT by catch above. } Scenario C: { fatal_instinct(); catch { punt }; risky_business(); # exceptions are NOT CAUGHT by catch above. }

Re: English language basis for "throw"

2000-08-16 Thread John Porter
# we know exactly where this E2 came from! > > } > > } > > It has an IMHO more serious ambiguity I have already pointed out. It does? Which one was that? That the semantics of code following a catch is not defined? My answer to that was simply, Define it. -- John Porter Aus tiefem Traum bin ich erwacht.