[mercury-users] constructor class syntax

[John Staples]

> > describing additional syntax?  Perl's approach to syntax is a
> > pretty interesting one.
>
> NO!  BAD DOG!  NO BISCUIT!
>
> If Mercury ever gets to have anything more in common with Perl than the
> fact that they're both programming languages is the day I remove it from
> my disc.
>
> Ralph

That's Ralph Becket [rbeck at microsoft.com]

That email address, plus Microsoft's recent declaration of financial support
for Mercury, is what makes this comment menacing rather than amusing.
Noblesse oblige, Ralph.

John Staples
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