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Re: RFC 179 (v1) More functions from set theory to manipulate arrays

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From:
Tom Christiansen
Date:
September 1, 2000 07:34
Subject:
Re: RFC 179 (v1) More functions from set theory to manipulate arrays
Message ID:
22565.967818857@chthon
>But, Do you really think that all these ingenuities, to not use another
>term, are really natural and easy to understand to novice programmers ?

Until you start thinking of terms of hashes, you aren't thinking
in Perl.  It serves no good to delay this epiphany.  Also, remember
that being a "novice" is a temporary and curable condition.  Perl 
is designed to for long-term ease of use, not short-term learn-free use.
You may call it "expert-friendly" if you want.

>Sorry, but I still thinking that the solution of native perl functions
>still the simplest and easiest solution.

Yes, certainly; I agree that "native Perl functions" are the simplest
and easiest solution.  And that's what precisely we've been showing
you.

--tom

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