Re: Invalid Operating System

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demerphq <demerphq@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> $"="whatever array seperator i choose";
> $,="whatever print argument seperator i choose";

That makes me vomit every time.

People who don't "use English" should be hit with a rubber mallet for  
as long as it takes.

> About the only hateful thing in this I can think of is that $" applies
> inside of qr// type constructs. It would be so nice if there was some
> other var for that scenario and that it would default to '|'

Of course, if perl was sensible "use English" would be the default and  
$" wouldn't even conceivably be a variable name. But then perl isn't  
sensible.

Cheers,

Martin.

PS. I didn't say perl wasn't useful, but it's got way more than its  
fair share of crap design decisions.

• Re: Invalid Operating System demerphq 16:04 on 15 Dec 2006
  • peter (Peter da Silva) 16:33 on 15 Dec 2006
    • Abigail 08:52 on 16 Dec 2006
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  • Martin Ebourne 16:38 on 15 Dec 2006
    • H.Merijn Brand 16:50 on 15 Dec 2006
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  • Aaron J. Grier 05:46 on 18 Dec 2006

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