Re: dollars and sense.
| From: | Andrei Zmievski | Date: | Tue, 27 Jan 2004 02:46:34 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: dollars and sense. | ||
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On Mon, 26 Jan 2004, Michael Hawley wrote:
> 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.
You are about 9 years late to the party.
-Andrei
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