I am currently failing to see the need for a distinction between $. and $: . The only difference is in whether accessors are *generated*; the attribute access itself is no different. If you want to refactor and turn your auto-accessor into a custom one, you have to[1] go replace $. with $: everywhere it is mentioned.
Luke [1] Well, you don't have to, but you probably would have written it with a $: if you knew about the accessor all along. Stylistically, I don't think it's a good distinction to have, because when there are explicit accessors present, there is no distinction.
