By mswatcher
via perlgeek.de
Published: Jan 01 2012 / 13:40
2011 was a rather quiet year in terms of spec changes; they were a mixture of responses to compiler writer and user feedback, and some simplifications and cleanups.
Positional parameters used to be allowed to be called by name; this feature is now gone. That both makes the signature binder simpler, and removes accidental dependencies on names that weren't meant to be public. Read the full justification for more background.
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