Re: worth adding collections to the core language?

[Larry Wall]

On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Piers Cawley wrote:
:    "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a language in
:     possession of a rich syntax must be in need of a rewrite."
:          -- Jane Austen?

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a language in possession
of a rich syntax must be in need of a larger character set.

I can almost taste it: French quotes for hyperoperators...

    @a «+» @b
    @a«++»
    @a«.anymethod(args)»

Larry