Re^3: Perl 6 - Operator renaming

Is -> for derefencing also getting the axe? Or only for method calls? Seems sensible to keep $hashref->{'key'}, no?

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Re^4: Perl 6 - Operator renaming by TimToady (Parson) on Sep 02, 2005 at 11:47 UTC
`->` has been promoted to a Higher Purpose, namely attaching closures to control structures while passing parameters to those closures. But you don't need arrow for dereferencing hashes because in Perl 6 you can just say `$hashref{'key'}` (or even `$hashref<key>`, in the case of a literal key.) You can't really evaluate any of these decisions in isolation, but you have to look at how things ripple through the entire design. I am confident you won't miss `->` in Perl 6 except in the Auld Lang Syne sense.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^4: Perl 6 - Operator renaming
by TimToady (Parson) on Sep 02, 2005 at 11:47 UTC

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$hashref{'key'}

$hashref<key>

You can't really evaluate any of these decisions in isolation, but you have to look at how things ripple through the entire design. I am confident you won't miss -> in Perl 6 except in the Auld Lang Syne sense.

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