But the <2 syntax wasn't invented when Pike was split off from LPC. Plus, if all mud parsers jumped off a cliff, should Pike follow? :)
Apart from all that, I would like both having x[a:b] and the <2 syntax :)
/ Fredrik (Naranek) Hubinette (Real Build Master)
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2004-01-23 00:33: Subject: Re: Sql interface
and it has historic precedence. pike is based on lpc after all.
/ Brevbäraren