Re: [RFC] Pipe Operator

Hi Larry, On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 8:19 AM, Larry Garfield <larry@garfieldtech.com> wrote: > On Mon, May 9, 2016, at 10:21 PM, Stanislav Malyshev wrote: >> Hi! >> >> > |> seems like a common symbol to use, but it admittedly does look a >> >> So, usage in one semi-obscure language (F#) and one completely obscure >> one (Elixir) - Clojure doesn't use |> - and one proposal for Javascript >> now qualifies for "common". And that counting the fact that neither of >> them actually uses the worst part of proposed syntax - magic variable $$. >> -- >> Stas Malyshev >> smalyshev@gmail.com > > If the issue is $$ feels too Perl like, what is the alternative? Is > there another way to chain methods cleanly? $$ looks like Perl, I agree. However, we will get used to it soon. Namespace separator "\" seemed strange to me, but I was used to it after a while. It would be more beneficial to users if we adopt the same symbol as Hack. IMO. Regards, -- Yasuo Ohgaki yohgaki@ohgaki.net