On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 03:36:29PM -0600, Nathan Torkington wrote: > Abigail writes: > > I don't really like the change. What else could a variable '$array' > > be, than a reference to an anonymous array? The sigil *does* carry > > information - just like Larry intended it. > > Are you worried about "wasting" three letters in a piece of code in a > document to help people? I think the code is better for having the > longer name, is no harder to read, and will be more easily understood > by beginners.
No, I don't care about wasting letters. I'm afraid it teaches people to use redundant particles in their variable names. Sort of like Hungarian style. And when you would point that out to people, they'll "defend" their ways by pointing to the documentation. Perhaps the problem lies with the variable name '$array', which isn't telling us much. '$to_be_sorted' or '$sort_this' would be better. Abigail
