In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Larry Wall) wrote:
>S9 talk about it. We current have things like:
> my Cat %pet is shape(Str);
>and parameters to types are in square brackets, so it's more like:
> my %pet is Hash[:shape(Str) :returns(Cat)];
I still prefer "shaped", for pronounceability. Although "shape" is a
bit of a stretch for something that's really more like "size", and even
stretchier for describing hash keys. I'm not sure what better word we
could use, though.
is built # a constructive choice
is determined # good for typing practice =P
is bound # what if you're bound AND determined?
is disposed # sounds like a destructor
is composed # I kinda like this one
is arrayed # oh, "array" in that other sense
is reckoned # bet no other language has that as a keyword
is cinched # it sounds so easy
is confined # to quarters
is walled # now we're just being silly (no offense to Larry)
is earmarked # some people wouldn't hear of it
is indexed # a bit better than "is keyed" (especially if it's your car)
is sized # I think this was already rejected
is like # works really well if your type happens to be 'Totally'
is thus # very vague, but short
Hm.
On the other hand, imagining Type-shaped holes into which your hash
keys fit *does* have a rather picturesque appeal...
-David "the thesaurus is your friend (sometimes)" Green
