Re: RFC 64 (v1) New pragma 'scope' to change Perl's defa

[Nathan Wiger]

> fluid-let should *really* be called `now'), 

Agreed (about the `now' part)

> Will this also apply to `use scope 'subs''?

No. Only subs are affected, which is a clear and easy dividing line I
believe.

> I, for one, will *never* use such a construct.  It provides the user
> with the dangers of `no strict' combined with the illusion of safety
> of `use strict'.

Do you mean the whole thing, or just the `blocks' part?

As I mentioned in response to Graham's email, the `blocks' scope might
well be of little value, and might get the axe. Especially if you're
used to using blocks for `now' scopes, then this proposal might actually
be counterintuitive.

-Nate