Re: RFC: Rename local() operator

[Nathan Wiger]

> > But it isn't "here" that's the problem.  If we just wanted to change
> > the value "here", we could use my().  The problem is that local()
> > changes the value for somewhere else as well as here.
> 
> Well, as has been pointed out, special^Wlocalized variables are
> scoped in time, not space, so:
> 
>         now $/ = "\n";

Personally, I like this alot, actually. It emphasizes what's going on
really well. And it's short!

As for the "need a verb" argument, my() and our() aren't verbs either.

-Nate

P.S. We really should get a list for this!