HaloO, Damian Conway wrote:
I think that's an appalling idea. <<>> is *vastly* more valuable as interpolated word list.
I agree.
If you *have* to propose manuthreading, go with the previous proposal and use >><< instead. The argument that the angles should point to the operator is spurious. People will associate inward facing >><< with hyperization, regardless of what's being hyperized.
Actually I think it is the argument that is hyperized, or not? I mean foo(>>1,2,3<<) should expand to (foo(1),foo(2),foo(3)) that is a list of three return values. Or not? -- $TSa.greeting := "HaloO"; # mind the echo!