Generic const - a non-functional view

[Dee Girl]

Me Here Wrote:

> Dee Girl wrote:
> 
> > Me Here Wrote:
> > > Perhaps you will find this a more convincing demonstration:
> > > 
> > >     [0] Perl> $s = 'the quick brown fox';;
> > >     [0] Perl> $r = \substr $s, 10, 5;;
> > >     [0] Perl> $$r = 'green';;
> > >     [0] Perl> print $s;;
> > >     the quick green fox
> > 
> > I stand corrected. As could your manners ^_^.
> 
> Sorry if you find my directness to be 'rude', but making assumptions based on
> your guesswork about trivial eveidence and then propounding conclusions as if
> they were facts, does not engender me to de indirect.

I do not like to do that. It was from the Perl book which I read from cover to back cover. But it has been some time and clearly I do not remember all correct. Thank you, Dee Girl