Perl6 RFC Librarian writes:
> It is proposed that in a list context, operators are applied
> component-wise to their arguments. Furthermore, it is proposed that
> this behaviour be extended to functions that do not provide a specific
> list context.
I don't mind making Perl's builtins do this. Making my own functions
do it gives me the willies.
You'd require subroutine authors to label their subroutines as capable
of having this rule applied. Subroutine users are still going to have
to read the docs to work out how to use the subroutine. You're not
really making anything automatic, just trading one set of typing for a
different set.
Context is weird enough without trying to add more magic to it. Stick
with "make Perl's builtin operators apply themselves to list elements
when in list context".
Nat
