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MTK358 07-11-2010 08:01 PM
Why does Perl have sigils?
 
What are they good for, exactly?

AlucardZero 07-11-2010 09:32 PM
to tell what sort of variable is being used or (in the case of indexing an array or hash) what sort of values are returned.

bigearsbilly 07-12-2010 05:11 AM
why do other languages not?
;)

it makes it clear what is a variable and
it's context, list, scalar hash.

perl is all about context, once you grasp that
you've pretty much got it.

it's weird compared to most languages.

Sergei Steshenko 07-12-2010 06:11 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by MTK358 (Post 4030337)
What are they good for, exactly?
To have type built-in into the variable.

wje_lq 07-12-2010 09:58 PM
And if you think sigils are nifty, wait until you start using twigils.


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