>>>>> "SC" == Simon Cozens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SC> No, it wouldn't, don't be silly. The ST can always be generalized to
SC> ST(data, func, compare) =
SC> map { $_->[0] } sort { compare($a->[1], $b->[1]) } map { [$_, f($_)] } data
and i don't see multiple keys or sort order selection per key. and read
my other post about how that could be partly done but it belongs in a
module instead of a builtin.
SC> Do you see any ESP there? Do you see any parsing of arbitrary
SC> pieces of code? No, me neither.
and even creating a function to extract the key is not for beginners in
many case. most of the time i see issues with the ST is with key
extraction.
uri
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