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* Father Chrysostomos <sprout@cpan.org> [2013-08-14T02:08:00] > Also, where do we stop? What about "$my_sub->()"? We stop at the point where we are no longer keeping postfix syntax in line with the circumfix forms which already interpolate. The slope isn't slippery, nor is it even sloped. It's about keeping things level. > Since interpolation juxtaposes code with literal text with no inter- > vening operators or delimiters, I think it is important to keep it > conceptually simple. It is already a mental burden to deal with the > difference between /$a[1]/ and /$a[123]/. Please don’t complicate it > further. We already have too many exceptions to remember. « $x->@* acts exactly like @$x » is the rule. "Except in interpolation" would be the exception. -- rjbsThread Previous | Thread Next