"RLS" == Randal L Schwartz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
RLS But yes, the manuals should be completely self-contained and not
RLS require examining some C doc.
RLS I disagree with keeping the same name as a Unix function, but having a
RLS radically different calling sequence or return value. If
Nathan Torkington writes:
: Damian Conway writes:
: My (limited) understanding of the aims of Perl 6 were to start again with a
: clean slate and fix the things that are broken, or that could be designed
: better with hindsight. Backwards compatibily was to be fed to the lions.
:
: Larry's
"LW" == Larry Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
LW Let me just add that I don't mind the brainstorming at all. To be a
LW good language designer, you have to stuff your brain with what you
LW *could* do before you can reasonably choose what you *will* do. At the
LW moment, I'm not only trying to
Chaim Frenkel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"LW" == Larry Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
LW But yelling that formats are essential to the core reminds me of my
LW kids, who sometimes act as if they're being excoriated when we're
LW merely trying to get them out of their dirty clothes and into some
