Re: RFC 124 (v1) Sort order for any hash

[Damian Conway]

   > >    >    %professors{ $a->name cmp $b->name };
   > >    >
   > >    >    %students{ $$students{$b}{GPA} <=> $$students{$a}{GPA} };
   > > 
   > > These already mean something. Please don't "special-case" them.
   > 
   > No they don't.

Apologies. You're quite correct.


   > > Isn't this better handled with a (revamped and faster) tie?
   > > 
   > >         tie %professors, 'Tie::Sorted', ^a->name cmp ^b->name;
   > > 
   > >         tie %students, 'Tie::Sorted',
   > >                        $$students{^1}{GPA} <=> $$students{^0}{GPA} };
   > > 
   > > Damian
   > 
   > It's a shorthand for it.

But not an obvious one, I fear. I'd be happier if it were more 
"assignment-ish", say:

        
        %professors = ^a->name cmp ^b->name;

        %students = $$students{^1}{GPA} <=> $$students{^0}{GPA} };


Actually, no I wouldn't.
I'd be happier if it were more explicit.

How about:

        keys %professors = ^a->name cmp ^b->name;

        keys %students = $$students{^1}{GPA} <=> $$students{^0}{GPA} };

;-)

Damian