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Markus Laire
Date:
August 17, 2006 04:49
Subject:
Re: === and array-refs
Message ID:
67d53e40608170449n553f5a51j78a77d5cdbd8c19f@mail.gmail.com
On 8/17/06, Darren Duncan <darren@darrenduncan.net> wrote:
> Generally speaking, the direct use of === is more for specialized
> purposes, somewhat like the direct use of =:= is.  If one can't tell
> the difference between === and eqv, they most likely want snapshot
> semantics anyway, and so might as well forget === exists, and just
> use eqv everywhere.

For me === feels like it should be the operator with "easier"
semantics, i.e. the operator which perl-newbies would first want to
learn, so it feels like the semantics of === and eqv should be
swapped.

=== is a lot nearer to what many other languages uses for they
comparison than more cryptic eqv.

Also, == does "simpler" comparison than eq, so I feel that === should
also do "simpler" (to understand) comparison than eqv

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Markus Laire
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