David Storrs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 03:52:30PM -0800, Dave Whipp wrote:
>
>> $a = sub ($a, $b) { ... }
>> $x = -> ($y, $z) { ... }
>>
>> The pointy-arrow doesn't buy anything here.
>
> IMHO, it's actually a loss. I have yet to come up with any mnemonic
> for "pointy arrow means sub" that will actually stick in my brain.
> Every time I see this construct, I have to stop in my tracks and
> mentally flip through the reference manual.
Personally, I think it looks a bit like a lambda on its side (and if
we're going to have unicode operators then I'd not be unhappy to see
'real lambda' being an equivalent to '->'.
--
Piers
