Re: Pre-RFC: undef =~ s/def/initialize/

2000-09-09 Thread John Porter
Randal L. Schwartz wrote: > > uninit looks like a typo for "unit". > > Maybe we need "denit" for "de-nitialize" :)... Yuck. I dislike "de-" anything. "un-" is far more often the correct prefix. Anyway, the counterpart of "init" should be, I think, "exit". But seriously, the opposite of "ini

Re: Pre-RFC: undef =~ s/def/initialize/

2000-09-08 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
> "Peter" == Peter Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Peter> Make that uninit() for typing ease (only one char longer than undef) and I'd Peter> vote for it. Makes a heck of a lot of sense. uninit looks like a typo for "unit". Maybe we need "denit" for "de-nitialize" :)... -- Randal L. Sc

Re: Pre-RFC: undef =~ s/def/initialize/

2000-09-08 Thread Peter Scott
At 09:36 AM 9/8/00 -0600, Tom Christiansen wrote: > >So you wouldn't be in favour of: > > >my Dog $spot; > >print defined($spot) ? 'defined' : 'undefined'; # undefined > >print $spot->isa('Dog') ? 'Dog' : 'not dog';# Dog; > > >then? > > >Bang goes that RFC... > >No, I would argue t