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From:
Andy Dougherty
Date:
January 31, 2012 12:45
Subject:
Re: whither study()?
Message ID:
alpine.DEB.2.00.1201311538340.25154@fractal.phys.lafayette.edu
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012, Nicholas Clark wrote:
> But, this is a costly feature that benefits only a few, and by implication
> steals maintainer attention from areas that benefit many or all.
For what it's worth, I agree. Replacing study by a no-op, on balance,
would likely be a gain for Perl 5.
I'm also happy to observe that this whole discussion has been a fine
example of weighing costs and benefits of a feature, and striving to find
a way forward while preserving backwards compatibility.
--
Andy Dougherty doughera@lafayette.edu
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