My point was that if you want to convince someone of your argument, you need to spell out exactly what the argument is. The statement that many other languages use dots does not present a valid reason why the use of dots should prevail. In my opinion, Perl got it right, and it is the other languages that should be looking to Perl's example. Now, since the current syntax is on my side, if you don't agree that Perl got it right, then elucidate your argument as to why not. And if you make a good argument, I'll listen. If not, then you're just towing the line.

Also, speaking of hypotheticals and "would-be Perl users somewhere down the line" is meaningless, as I tried to point out somewhere in this jumble of a thread. I can just as easily talk about the theoretical end of OO and death of dot syntax in that case. Consequently, I would rather hear concrete reasons for or against, which one can normally only derive from personal experience.

matt

In reply to Re: Re: Re: Re (9): Perl6 headaches? by mattg
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