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

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From:
Gael Pegliasco
Date:
September 11, 2000 08:48
Subject:
Re: RFC 179 (v1) More functions from set theory to manipulate arrays
Message ID:
39BCFEC2.D9CD27FF@telecorporate.com

> At what point do you feel a new operator is not justified? Why do
> we need grep/map, just use for? Why have <=>, cmp, just use ?:
> 
> So what if the man wants
> 
>         @foo = @bar union @baz;
>         @foo = @bar intersetcion @baz;
> 
> This is a lot more of a direct map than the twiddling with hashes.
> 
> How are you drawing the line. Where does giving the user more power
> than a turing machine stop.
> 
> <chaim>


Yes Baby !

This sound good for me !

I'm completly ok with this new syntax, it is much better than a function
!

Gael,

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