Re: bad code to good golf

>>>>> "AP" == A Pagaltzis <[email protected]> writes:

  AP> * shmem <[email protected]> [2007-12-10 12:55]:
  >> Well, if we were to return an array reference instead of a hash
  >> ref,
  >> 
  >> sub new{bless\@_,shift}

  AP> In contrast, the hash constructors make a *copy* of the array,
  AP> and that copy will not be affected but subsequent modifications
  AP> to the source array.

and that is beside that point that it totally is broken. the specified
API is a list of key/value pairs. how would an array of those be used as
an object? i don't feel like doing a linear search to get arg values. if
i wanted that i would use lisp assoc lists! :)

uri

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