Re: RFC 109 (v1) Less line noise - let's get rid of @%

[John Barnette]

> > > No, it's not.  Where are we taught this?  It's a myth.
> > > The punctuation imposes context on the variable expression.
> > >         $foo[0]
> > > accesses an array.  Where's the "@"?
> >
> > It accesses an *element* of the array, which is a scalar.  This scalar
> > might be blessed into a class, or a reference to an array or hash, but
> > the element itself is still a scalar.  Where's the confusion?
> 
> I believe Mr. Porter is refuting the claim that "the punctuation is
> part of the variable name".  As both he and you have demonstrated,
> it's not.

Ah; understood.

~ j.