From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz) Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 0/5] Patches to avoid reporting conversion changes. Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:58:43 -0700 Message-ID: <86zl118z4s.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> References: <874ojbqnry.fsf@jondo.cante.net> <86ljcnclvu.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> <87eiid6fjc.fsf@jondo.cante.net> <86eiidan59.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Jakub Narebski , Jari Aalto , git@vger.kernel.org To: Sverre Rabbelier X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sun Apr 18 00:59:07 2010 connect(): No such file or directory Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O3Gyb-0005Gw-Ul for gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org; Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:59:02 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755638Ab0DQW6o (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:58:44 -0400 Received: from red.stonehenge.com ([208.79.95.2]:52085 "EHLO red.stonehenge.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755573Ab0DQW6n (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:58:43 -0400 Received: by red.stonehenge.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 83327D4D7; Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:58:43 -0700 (PDT) x-mayan-date: Long count = 12.19.17.5.1; tzolkin = 13 Imix; haab = 14 Pop In-Reply-To: (Sverre Rabbelier's message of "Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:47:34 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1 (berkeley-unix) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: >>>>> "Sverre" == Sverre Rabbelier writes: >> We use idiomatic Perl, e.g. Sverre> Ah, I thought that the discussion was about whether the "$_" syntax Sverre> was idiomatic or not. It got the impression that the "$ARG etc. is a Sverre> failed experiment" was Randal's personal opinion, but if that's how Sverre> the perl community has decided that things should be done than that's Sverre> of course how we should do it :). Yes. Within the Perl community, $_ is idiomatic. "use English" is discouraged. It was an interesting experiment, but it failed. Please stop making me repeat myself. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/ for Smalltalk and Seaside discussion