John Porter wrote:
undecorated variable names suffer from this showstopping weakness:
they can't be interpolated. Unless we change other aspects of perl's
syntax to support it, that is -- maybe s/${x}/5/. Now, maybe we can
live without variable interpolation; but I'd bet most perl
David L. Nicol wrote:
I am not suggesting dropping the magic signifiers from the beginning of
Perl scalars and containers. In fact, I resent these insinuations
(first Nathan's, now yours) that I am among those who suggest dropping the
decorations from perl scalars. I am not among that
Nathan Wiger wrote:
"David L. Nicol" wrote:
s/x/5/; # this is still going to replace
# all the eckses in $_ with fives.
Why? This is an arbitrary decision if you've declared variables to be
barewords.
Misstating my position, when I take one, is and will
David L. Nicol wrote:
A bareword inside doublequotes is not interpreted, in Perl or C.
No; a "bareword" in quotes (any kind) is not a bareword.
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John Porter
