On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 00:17, Dave Howorth wrote: > >>> Unfortunately, nowadays "s/C /Perl /". > >> > >>Wouldn't it be easier to read if you wrote it s/C/Perl/ ? > > > > So that it wouldn't change Choo-choo to Perlhoo-choo. > > When I saw the question, I thought the obvious counter-example was so > that it doesn't change C# to Perl# :) > > Now that's a frightening thought. Just what would Perl# be like? > > Cheers, Dave > > PS I'm a Luddite that refuses to learn C++. Backward compatibility with > C was the single biggest mistake Stroustrup made.
I once wondered why all illustrations of C++ programming showed two classes, foo and bar. The I discovered that 'fubarred' means 'fsked beyond repair'. That is sufficient explanation. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
