Re: RFC 263 (v1) Add null() keyword and fundamental data type

[Glenn Linderman]

Tom Christiansen wrote:

> A null is a null byte, or a null character.  Period.

ASCII, a standard that long predates Perl, defines the term NUL, not NULL, to refer
to a null byte or null character.  You are not correct, period or otherwise.

> You are
> completely out of your mind if you expect to co-opt an extant term
> for this screwed up notion of yours.

The concept of NULL is not a screwed up notion of mine; it has been used in SQL
since the mid-1970s.  I'm not sure exactly when Perl appeared on the scene, but I
think it is a relative newcomer, compared to SQL.

> I place my faith in Larry
> not to fuck up the language with your insanity.

This problem seems to be in your mind, not mine.  I have logical (albeit
controversial) justification for each statement I have made.  You, in this
discussion, have clearly been motivated by something other than a desire to make
the language more powerful; you have resorted to quarrelsome tautologies instead of
logic, and profanity rather than helpful criticism.  If you have nothing useful to
say, please refrain from saying it.

--
Glenn
=====
Even if you're on the right track,
you'll get run over if you just sit there.
                       -- Will Rogers



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