>>>>> "Ed" == Ed Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Ed> Is eq needed? Can't == be used for either context?
Ed> $a == 'cat'
Ed> is readily distinguishable from
Ed> $a == 2;
Ed> so the compiler should be able to determine context.
Yes, but what about:
$a = '3.14'; # from reading a file
$b = '3.1400'; # from user input
if ($a == $b) { ... } # should this be string or number comparison?
Down that path likes awk, where we have to say stupid things like:
if ("" $a == "" $b)
so that it's DEFINITELY a string comparison.
No, let's not set Perl back 13 years, thank you very much.
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