dollars and sense.
| From: | Michael Hawley | Date: | Tue, 27 Jan 2004 02:34:45 +0000 |
| Subject: | dollars and sense. | ||
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Why must variable names begin with $? I can't see any
real reason, except when signalling a replacement within
a string (e.g., "... $var ..."). The language would be less
cumbersome if the dollar was optional otherwise.
Mike