Re: Compile-time checking of assignment to read-only variables (Re: MMD distances)

[John M. Dlugosz]

Carl Mäsak cmasak-at-gmail.com |Perl 6| wrote:
Pm (>):
  
In Rakudo's case, we just haven't implemented read-only traits
on variables yet.
    

Goodie. I guessed as much.

  
 But yes, I expect that it will be caught as
a compile-time error.
    

And do you agree it's reasonable to expect this of every compiler?

// Carl

  
I think that is the point of declared types. 
But, something like

  no strong_type_check :rw

in scope can turn that off, in case you want to play dirty tricks.