[Gllug] More Microsoft patents

[John Hearns]

On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 15:01, Doug Winter wrote:
> On Wed 12 Feb Jason Clifford wrote:
> > On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Doug Winter wrote:
> > > Most languages explicitly avoid this problem by only allowing named
> > > variables, and using strict scoping rules.  These give the languages are
> > > more verbose "narrative" quality that makes it far more maintainable.
> > 
> > Exactly as you do in perl with the use of the "Use strict" pragma.
> > 
> > I don't know of any serious perl coder who would write anything without 
> > it.
> 
> Yes.  This doesn't avoid the implied variable business though.  $_ and
> @_ and friends.

Isn't there a way of using more meaningful names for these?
(argghhh.. I forget what that is)


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