The Perl 6 Summarizer skribis 2004-07-20 14:46 (+0100):
> Another subthread discussed interpolation in strings. Larry's changed
> his mind so that "$file.ext" is now interpreted as "$object.method". You
> need to do "${file}.ext" or ""$( $file ).ext"". Or maybe "$«file».ext"
> by analogy with "%foo«bar»". James Mastros pointed out that "." is
> rather ambiguous in a literal string; sometimes a full stop is just a
> full stop.My preference is "$file\.ext". Clear, light and ascii. Juerd
