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Re^5: Smart match in p5

by BrowserUk (Patriarch)
on Mar 14, 2005 at 19:59 UTC ( [id://439513]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

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in reply to Re^4: Smart match in p5
in thread Smart match in p5

A typo, or probably 'thinko', now corrected.

As for the answer to your question, it depends upon who you ask, what their agenda is, and possibly, who's asking.

Variously,

  • "No new keywords". (except lock, err, defined-or...)
  • New keywords break backwards compatitbility.
  • Fixable by using "weak keywords", but the pumpking "hates weak keywords".
  • Fixable by applying HINTS-style flag or bitword settable by use extended, a command line switch or similar--but it's:
    • "Too late in the life of Perl 5 to consider such a mechanism".
    • Adding such a mechanism, even if a few lines of code, is a "big deal".
    • "say" is too trivial a feature to consider such a mechanism for.

    Take your pick and good luck.

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