larry wall larrywallorg thu aug 07 2008 061507pm 0200 tsa wrote write ltlc b lelc c think works looks best favorite hope x log2 flies well x logbase2 bit lengthy x log base2 looks like two element list assigned x thats two element list current scheme things put x log base2 point adverbs recognized infix expected otherwise theyre pairs used nouns currently log term expected logbase2 would parsed logbase2 whitespace proposal essentially require whitespace operator following pair pair intended noun adverb actually thought years ago design meeting rejected time particular 123foo would surprise lot people looking foo operator maybe could put exception confusing forms guaranteed work cant imagine anyone would want foo operator instance doubtless confusing operators though alternately could force everyone put space comma larry thu 07 aug 2008 103402 0700 adverbs operators