[Templates] Converting from old template language which allows nested tags into TT template
Thomas, Mark - BLS CTR
Thomas.Mark@bls.gov
Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:21:42 -0400
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> > ... but in Perl 6, as in the
> > Template Toolkit, the '.' will be used as the method=20
> calling operator=20
> > and ' _ ' will be used for string concatenation.
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> But, alas, it is true no longer. Perl 6 will now be using ~=20
> for this (see, e.g.,=20
> http://dev.perl.org/perl6/doc/design/syn/S03.html). Which I=20
> personally think is just bizarre, but then nobody asked me.=20
Well, because _ is a valid subroutine/variable name char, it would
require surrounding whitespace, at least in certain contexts. I believe
that's what did it in. Nothing to do with readability/typability.