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

[John Porter]

Jarkko Hietaniemi wrote:
> 
> The point often missed is that the prefix carries information,
> it's not there just to annoy.  
> ...
> I still don't know all but I do know more.

Yes.  OTOH, if it doesn't add *enough* information, it's not cost-
effective.  Most of proposals, such as highlander types and this 109,
reduce the amount of info carried by the symbol to the point that it
isn't worth having.  Furthermore, if the OO nature of perl, as 
foreshadowed by perl5's tie-ing and lvalue subs, realizes its full
potential, then being a "scalar", as indicated by a $, conveys
essentially zero information.


> "We want to get rid of linenoise because the other language X does not
> have linenoise" is kind of poor argument because it easily draws the
> retort "Well, you know where to find X is, then.  This is Perl."

I agree.  I've never used that argument.  At least, not in earnest.

-- 
John Porter

        Aus tiefem Traum bin ich erwacht.