Re: Flexible parsing (was Tying & Overloading)

[Larry Wall]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
:    >     use OReilly::Policy;
:    > 
:    > or
:    > 
:    >     use Mongolian::Navy::ProcurementOffice::Policy;
:    > 
:    > might be more in order.
: 
: You Americans and your non-ISO penchant for putting the specific before
: the general. Surely that should be:
: 
:         use Policy::O::Reilly;        # really gonna miss that ' package separator 
:;-)
:     
:     or
:     
:         use Policy::Mongolian::Navy::Office::Procurement;

Well, I did say "more in order".  I didn't say how much more.

: Next you'll be putting the month and day before the year in dates!

No, that isn't next, that was previous.  Perhaps, being hemispherically
challenged, you're looking at it upside down.  (-:, er, that is, :-)

Larry