Re: [FWP] Constants as array refs

["Bernie Cosell" <bernie@fantasyfarm.com>]

On 23 Mar 2000, at 15:39, Ronald J Kimball wrote:

> > It is (very unfortunately) necessary to remember that constants
> > defined with "use constant" are actually subroutines.
> > 
> > 	for ( @{ &CARRAY } ) { ...
> 
> Using the & syntax prevents Perl from optimizing calls to constant
> subroutines.

I don't understand...  I didn't think there was a semantic difference 
between:
   a()
and
   &a
but apparently there is..  ????

  /Bernie\
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