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

[Nathan Torkington]

Steve Fink writes:
> True. Would anyone mourn @$scalar_containing_variable_name if it died?
> I've never used it, and I'm rather glad I haven't. Perl5's -w doesn't
> notice $x="var"; print @$x either -- it'll complain if you mention @var
> once.

These are symbolic references.  You can forbid them with the strict
pragma.  Yes, I'd miss them.  So would the Exporter.

> Damn, learn something new every day... perl really is incestuous with
> its symbol table, isn't it?

Yes.  That's what makes it useful.

Nat