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Postings from January 2003
Thomas A. Boyer wrote:
> Damian, somewhere in the conversation on hyper-ops you switched over from this syntax:
> my @sum = @a «+» @b;
> to this syntax:
> my @sum = @a »+« @b;
>
> Would you care to share your thoughts on why you've gone with
inward-pointing guillemets?
Because that's what Larry decided last time this thread arose.
Convex guillemets will be used for word lists:
use strict «vars subs conversions»;
for «Doh Ray Me Far So La Tee» -> $word {
print "$word, %desc{$word}\n";
}
This is a far more naturally parenthetical usage of guillemets than vector ops
would be.
And I strongly prefer the concave guillemets for vectorizing, because they
highlight the operation, pointing it out in a distinctly "lookie-here" manner.
Damian