> I think you're right that this is a valid distinction, I'm just not > sure if it's not a little too subtle and that the two different > notations won't cause confusion.
Well, I had been hoping to appeal to the mathematical mindset of the list, but there is a second reason for = in addition to / /=: it's simpler to understand. I just think that the potential Perl hackers will understand = right away but will have to spin a lot of cycles to get / /=, and will meanwhile be wondering why not just =. I'm hoping to point out that = is both logically precise AND more marketable. -Miko
