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On Tue Feb 24 09:43:21 2015, perl.p5p@rjbs.manxome.org wrote:
> * Zefram <zefram@fysh.org> [2015-02-24T12:37:26]
> > That the signature is part of the body is not an implementation detail,
> > it is fundamental to the definition of signatures.
>
> As far as the programmer who is writing a subroutine with a signature is
> concerned, how is this relevant, let alone fundamental?
It affects what the body in between the {...} does.
I also find unconvincing the argument that putting the signature first makes it easier for programmers. The signature directly affects the code that follows, so putting it right before it keeps related things closer.
There is a reason why Perl 6 changed s// ... 20 lines ... /m.
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