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From:
Austin Hastings
Date:
January 29, 2004 11:23
Subject:
RE: Semantics of vector operations
Message ID:
ICELKKFHGNOHCNCCCBKFCENMCJAA.Austin_Hastings@Yahoo.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Macdonald [mailto:jmm@algate.perlwolf.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 8:30 AM
> To: Robin Berjon
> Cc: Damian Conway; perl6-language@perl.org
> Subject: Re: Semantics of vector operations
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 11:52:04AM +0100, Robin Berjon wrote:
> > I have nothing against using the Unicode names for other entities for
> > instance in POD. The reason I have some reserve on using those for
> > entitised operators is that E<LEFT LOOKING TRIPLE WIGGLY LONG WUNDERBAR
> > RIGHTWARDS, COMBINING> isn't very readable. Or rather, it's readable
> > like a totally different plot with its own well-carved out characters,
> > intrigues, and subplots in the middle of a book.
>
> The book of Perl with an embedded copy of the book of COBOL.

"With Included CD!"
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