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> =head2 Choice of notation > > The placeholder notation has been chosen to be consistent with the > eisting Perl scalar notation (but using a ^ prefix rather than a $): > > Role Scalar Placeholder > var analog > > named $x, $y ^x, ^y > positional $0, $1, $2 ^0, ^1, ^2 > default $_ ^_ As I voiced before, this is incorrect. $0 is not a positional scalar. $1 is the first positional scalar. Either we need to change $1 to $0, or change ^0 to ^1. Considering $0 has been around a little while longer than HOFN, I strongly suggest we change ^0 to ^1 to be consistent. I realize this RFC has been frozen, but this is an important issue. And remember, Mike Pastore and I were the ones who suggested this whole ^ notation, y'know. ;-) Other than this issue the RFC is excellent^Wamazing. -NateThread Previous | Thread Next