Re: Subroutine attributes, from a long time ago

2001-05-08 Thread David L. Nicol
John Porter wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > : > > : why should a reader expect that a declarative description > > : of &foo would be followed by the body of &foo? > > Isn't the functional definition of a sub > just another one of its attributes, anyway? I'm a little bit disappointed

Re: Subroutine attributes, from a long time ago

2001-05-07 Thread Simon Cozens
On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 10:07:50AM -0400, John Porter wrote: > Isn't the functional definition of a sub > just another one of its attributes, anyway? Oh my. Form 1, Content 0. -- An ASCII character walks into a bar and orders a double. "Having a bad day?" asks the barman. "Yeah, I have a pari

Re: Subroutine attributes, from a long time ago

2001-05-07 Thread John Porter
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > : > : why should a reader expect that a declarative description > : of &foo would be followed by the body of &foo? Isn't the functional definition of a sub just another one of its attributes, anyway? -- John Porter