Re: Re: Perl6 syntax being too much complex? How we will teach and read that?!

This will probably be used most as 0..., in foreaches:
for zip(@foos, 0...) -> $foo, $i { # Here, $foo is an element of @foo # and $i is its index. }
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This would be better written using an array's "kv" method:

for @foos.kv -> $i, $foo {
  # $i = index; $foo = value
}
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I think my biggest concern is with the split-vertical-bar operator: strange syntax is most confusing when its only rarely used. "zip" is only 3 chars, and I don't see the huffman benefit of using a single unicode char (which probably requires 3 keystrokes to type, and multiple double-takes to distinguish from a non-split-vertical-bar).

Dave.

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Re: Re: Re: Perl6 syntax being too much complex? How we will teach and read that?! by theorbtwo (Prior) on Mar 23, 2004 at 12:24 UTC
For what it's worth: There's a discussion on perl6-language about why the broken-bar alias for zip is a bad idea. It may well come to pass that zip is alternately spelled Ą (neumonic: Looks like a zipper. Downside: May cause Japanese people to be confused, because of old hacks that put the Ą character where \ should be. Type as: AltGr-Shift-Z, German keyboard, xfree86).	[reply]