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From:
Eric Wilhelm
Date:
October 11, 2007 10:04
Subject:
Re: lambda - a shortcut for sub {...}
Message ID:
200710111005.32146.ewilhelm@cpan.org
# from Ovid
# on Thursday 11 October 2007 02:08:

>but if it shows up in your CPAN modules, you
>might get a few complaints since this sugar, 

Oh well ;-)  It's not an API element, just an internal dependency.  It 
works with perl 5.6.2 and 5.8.8.  Would anyone even notice?

If you're editing the file that uses it, you'll need a utf8-aware 
editor.

>while a really nifty 
> hack, adds nothing complex but does screw up older editors and will
> confuse the heck out of a lot of maintenance programmers.

The great thing about maintenance programmers is that they come from the 
future (the one where utf8 just works.)

--Eric
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