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<code>break; /* don't do magic till later */</code>
This has been planned for some time. I guess we'll just have to find someone with an exceptionally round tuit.
In general, if you think something isn't in Perl, try it out, because it usually is.
Your csh still thinks true is false. Write to your vendor today and tell them that next year Configure ought to 'rm /bin/csh' unless they fix their blasted shell.
I note that the Python folks still think they like JPython. I wonder how long that will last?
Now, I'm not the only language designer with irrationalities. You can think of some languages to go with some of these things.
<code>echo 'ICK, NOTHING WORKED!!! You may have to diddle the includes.';;</code>
Of course, I reserve the right to make wholly stupid changes to Perl if I think they improve the language.
…I also discovered Larry's First Law of Language Redesign: Everyone wants the colon.
: And it goes against the grain of building small tools. Innocent, Your Honor. Perl users build small tools all day long.
And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is.
<code><nowiki>last|perl -pe '$_ x=/(..:.)...(.*)/&&"'$1'"ge$1&&"'$1'"lt$2'</nowiki></code> That's gonna be tough for Randal to beat...
I'd put my money where my mouth is, but my mouth keeps moving.
I don't like your I-can-use-anything-as-an-adjective attitude.
Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi.