Re: RFC: Filehandle type-defining punctuation

[Piers Cawley]

Tom Christiansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> >But that, precisely, was my point:  Arrays *and* hashes.  If there is more than
> >one plural whatzitz, then why can't there be more than one singular whatzitz?
> >(and don't say, "because plural *means* more than one" :-).  If having a
> >filehandle character would make the code clearer, then let's do it.
> 
> No: lists are the plural whatzitzes, containing zero or more singular
> whatzitzes.  They are ordered.  Arrays hold lists.
> 
> Hashes, on the otherhand, are *unordered* pluralities containing zero 
> or more look-up-able dualities.

Unless someone's been playing tricks with Tie, in which case all bets
are off.

-- 
Piers