Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 00:48:24 -0400 (EDT)
From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
what do you guys think about attributes? i think they are
reasonably good for variables but i get hazy when they are applied
to values. i'm not sure why. maybe cause i've never seen it. anyone
ever seen anything like it? i supose my biggest turn off was the "0
is true" example. they should really retire that as an example :)
Here's a worse example:
$x is false = 0 is true;
(Alter the first bit to whatever "variable attribute" syntax ends up being.
The point is to get variable attributes and value attributes arguing with
each other.)
I see a great danger that either type of attribute will complicate the
language excessively. I remember being thrown for a loop when I saw
something similar in Common Lisp. (Long time ago. What were they called?
property lists?) Perl already has a "kitchen sink" reputation, and
I'd rather we not frighten the non-natives any more than necessary.
--kag
