Austin Hastings writes: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Juerd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Austin Hastings skribis 2004-04-15 18:38 (-0400): > > > $foo % bar > > > > " % " is 4 keys: space, shift, 5, space. Too much, IMHO. > > > > Typability and readability are both VERY important. > > In that case, why not define a Class::Hash-like class that does what you > need using autoload? > > Using p6 you'd get > > %hash.key > > instead of p5's > > $hash->key > > which is a "better" single-key access, all things considered.
Most likely because either you couldn't use the Hash's methods, or your code would suddenly break should Hash decide to add a method with the same name as one of your keys. Luke
