Re^2: RFC: pragma pragmatic

Now I've said that out loud, I'm sure that they'll be one or more pedants pop-up claiming they always use use feature qw[ say ]; and all those other things it can optionally enable -- that noone can remember what they are

Hello! That's me (the pedant).

The reason which I (albeit rarely) use feature 'say'; is that it means I don't have to remember which version of perl introduced say. As a bonus it's also self-descriptive - when I come back to such code in 6 months I don't have to think, "Why in Hades did I use 5.010; here?", although a comment would work just as well. FWIW I don't recall ever using use feature for anything other than "say", so we can agree on that part at least.

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Re^3: RFC: pragma pragmatic by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 09, 2017 at 09:47 UTC
Hello! That's me (the pedant). :). Your reasoning is sound. Having hankered for say enough, that I took the time to learn enough about the sources that I could add a say keyword; when it eventually came I tried to train my fingers to use it, but in the end, just gave up and went back to print and -l on the shebang line. My point was mostly that even when people do `use feature qw[ say ];`, they use it at global (file) scope. I've never seen anyone use it lexically. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". The enemy of (IT) success is complexity. In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. Suck that fhit	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^3: RFC: pragma pragmatic
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 09, 2017 at 09:47 UTC

Hello! That's me (the pedant).

:). Your reasoning is sound.

Having hankered for say enough, that I took the time to learn enough about the sources that I could add a say keyword; when it eventually came I tried to train my fingers to use it, but in the end, just gave up and went back to print and -l on the shebang line.

My point was mostly that even when people do use feature qw[ say ];, they use it at global (file) scope. I've never seen anyone use it lexically.

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". The enemy of (IT) success is complexity.

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. Suck that fhit

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