Re: RFC 83 (v1) Make constants look like variables

[Nick Ing-Simmons]

Ed Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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>I've noted a few messages here with statements like "it looks like C++" and 
>"I hated that in Pascal" and so on. If we restricted ourselves to constructs 
>not found in other languages, there would be no Perl as we know it today. 
>Larry freely admits he borrowed constructs and techniques from many 
>languages.
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>There are many logical reasons for and against the RFC's here, but saying 
>"it looks like c so it doesn't make it for me" is a weak argument at best.

I don't think anyone made that argument - they have all been 
"I hate that in ..." type comments. 

I did not work for X, so probably won't for for us - _is_ a valid argument.
We borrow what works not what doesn't!

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Nick Ing-Simmons