> -----Original Message----- > From: Luke Palmer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Austin Hastings writes: > > > 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.
I'm sure that if Juerd or someone were to write a "PublicHash" class, they would cleverly reverse the access so that some collision-unlikely path would get the methods. Or use object-indirect :-) =Austin
