On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Robert Cummings wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-10-29 at 19:04, Derick Rethans wrote:
>
> > Yeah, [] is for arrays, {} for string indexes though I still think this
> > should not be in, one can use substring for this. Something like a
> > "negative string index" is IMO too much magic.
>
> Just as much magic as the negative start in substr() function. It would
> be consistent with substr() precedent of negative indexes counting
> backward from end of string.
But substr() is a *function*, that's totally different from a language
construct which should be a generic tool, not a specific one like Ilia
is proposing here.
> Also, everyone knows functions run slower than operators :)
*cough*bullshit argument*cough*
Derick
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