> Loooking over dev.perl.org/rfc, only two RFCs mention sorting:
> RFC 124: Sort order for any hash
> RFC 304: sort algorithm to be selectable at compile time
>
> and none mentioning the Schwartz. :-)
>
> This message is not an RFC, nor is it an intent to add a feature
> to Perl or specify a syntax for that feature[*]. I just posted it to
> get the idea into the archives as a (possibly) useful way to improve Perl.
Well, why the disclaimer? If it is a 'useful way to improve Perl', then it *is*
an intent to add a feature. And in a looser sense of the word, it is a
Request For Comments. You are asking for comments on a whether or not a given
feature would be good to have natively in perl, right?
And I've seen too many 'good ideas' get lost in the noise by just stating them
as emails, so I wouldn't trust archiving via email list.
So, I'll ask it again - why are RFCs so horrid? And why the artificial deadline
for them?
Ed
