Re: RFC: Drop distinction between user-defined and built-in functions

[Tom Christiansen]

>Tom Christiansen wrote:
>> > I think it's critical that built-ins be reference-takeable,
>> > just like user-defineds.
>> 
>> But they [dw]on't work right.  

>Um -- why not?  Why can't we make then work right in perl6?

As my example demonstrated, it's because there's no run-time 
application of content coercion templates.  And I don't think
Larry wants there to be.  Although the URL I gave earlier of
Tim's has a proposal for that.

--tom