Peter Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> >Higher order functions
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> Well, this should keep the Obfuscated Perl Contest going for at least
> another decade :-)
Whilst still being deeply useful in non obfuscatory contexts too.
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Piers
> =head1 TITLE
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> Higher order functions
Sounds good. We should add this to the language. Oh boy, the tricks we
can play with this...
Hildo
> "PRL" == Perl6 RFC Librarian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
PRL> in a program. However, the following is self-documenting:
PRL> $check = ^cylinder_vol == ^radius**2 * ^height
PRL> or die ^last_words;
PRL> This uses the I notation. If two placeholders use the
PRL>
>=head1 TITLE
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>Higher order functions
Well, this should keep the Obfuscated Perl Contest going for at least
another decade :-)
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Peter Scott
Pacific Systems Design Technologies
> Higher order functions
This is a very nice proposal and I'd like to see it adopted. Since
many other RFCs are bound to assume this functionality, can we put
this one on the "fast track" approval process? ;)
- Ken
This and other RFCs are available on the web at
http://dev.perl.org/rfc/
=head1 TITLE
Higher order functions
=head1 VERSION
Maintainer: Damian Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 4 August 2000
Version: 2
Mailing List: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Number: 23
=head1 ABSTRACT
This RFC proposes so
