Re: RFC 83 (v1) Make constants look like variables

[Glenn Linderman]

Perl6 RFC Librarian wrote:

> It is proposed that a new syntax for declaring constants be introduced:
>
>   my constant $PI = 3.1415926;
>   my constant @FIB = (1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21);
>   my constant %ENG_ERRORS = (E_UNDEF=>'undefined', E_FAILED=>'failed');

I like this.  Implementation wise, it could fit nicely with the DRAFT
structure RFC, which needs things that look like hashes with a constant set of
keys, although for structures, the values can vary with the method calls.
--
Glenn
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