Andrew Savige schreef:
> The table below is based on wild guesswork. If there are any oldbies
> listening, please chime in with corrections.
Not an oldbie, but...
> @{[]} aka ??? The Schwartz early 1990s
The Larry, May 1 1994
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.perl/msg/1d82c7c3f3e94266
> y///c aka Abigail's Length Horror The Abigail late 1990s
Although I agree about the name, the inventor seems to have been The
Hall, Jun 22 1996
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.perl.misc/msg/7680c5d579b5fc23
> stuff value into $\ for printing The van der Pijll 2001
I'm almost sure that I've seen a very early post by Larry, Randal, or
Tom Christiansen (most probably Larry), where this trick is used. I did
come up with it independently, though.
gr,Eu
