On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 10:00:49AM -0400, Andy Dougherty wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Nathan Wiger wrote:
> > Y'know, I couldn't have said this better myself. :-) I've always felt
> > that "use English" was a waste of time and effort, a bandaid trying to
> > act as a tourniquet.
>
> I think it's a nice little bit of optional sugar and I don't see any reason
> to throw it away.
The key point is that it's optional. If you think it's a waste of time and
effort, don't use it. If other people use it, well... does Perl stop people
programming in ways you don't like?
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It is better to wear chains than to believe you are free, and weight
yourself down with invisible chains.
