Re: PROTOPROPOSAL FOR NEW BACKSLASH is still Re: implied pascal-like"with" or "express"

On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 12:45:06PM -0500, David L. Nicol wrote:
> with %container {
> 	->$fieldname = $value;
> 	${->destinationvaluename} = ->value_to_put_there
> }

Then I'd've expected that to have been:

	with \%container {
	    ->{$fieldname} = $value;
	    ${->{destinationvaluename} = ->{value_to_put_there};
	}

And that's just too much punctuation for too little value.

How special purpose is "with"?  Do people envision using it *only* on
hashes?  (I did until this email)  If so, I like Damian's version best:

http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg02649.html

-Scott
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