>>>>> "LW" == Larry Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
LW> On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 01:55:07AM -0500, Uri Guttman wrote:
LW> : why not leave it as $?SUB but it is an object and you use the .name
LW> : method?
LW> Uh, yeah. Obviously, 11 pm is still to early in the day for me...
^^
or too late? :)
(i wouldn't normally spellcheck you but you are usually very accurate
and this must mean something)
and 2am is bedtime for me now.
LW> : this way you won't clutter the namespace and you can add more
LW> : methods like .signature, .returns, etc.
LW> In which case $?SUB and &?SUB are probably just different names for
LW> the same object, or we just go with &?SUB, and assume people will be
LW> able to figure out from the lack of parens that &?SUB.name is not
LW> calling the subroutine. Or I suppose we could go with straight $?SUB.
LW> Or both. Or one. Or the other. Or both. Or...
burble! i know how you feel. now slowly back away from the keyboard and
say nighty night to us all. we need a refreshed larry and not one who
pulls all nighters like some college kid (or damian :).
uri
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