Re: RFC 357 (v1) Perl should use XML for documentation instead of POD

[Nathan Torkington]

Nathan Wiger writes:
> > True, C<> and E<> are pretty warty, but they clearly identify
> > something more presentational in nature.
> 
> Yes, this is true. I think it's pretty apparent that the <> syntax is
> broken - there's too much stuff (like -> and <>) that uses duplicate
> characters. This could be solved if escapes worked:
> 
>    C<foo-\>bar>

This is solved in 5.6 and later's POD:

  C<< foo->bar >>

If you squint, you can see those French chevrons poking out.

Nat