On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 08:06:14PM -0500, John M. Dlugosz wrote: > Mark J. Reed markjreed-at-gmail.com |Perl 6| wrote: >> >> So that much makes sense. But I still think the two different >> meanings of square brackets in operators are going to confuse people. >> >> >> > > I agree. The previously quoted passages in the synopses are confusing, > too, since it doesn't make the context clear. > > If you find the shorthand too confusing, write it out as &infix<+> > instead. Perl can do solid software engineering as well as one-liners.
Which, of course, is not as solid as you think, since you left out the : of the adverbial there... :) So let's not make the mistake of thinking something longer is always less confusing or more official. Larry
