[Templates] Converting from old template language which allows
nested tags into TT template
Buddy Burden
buddy@thinkgeek.com
Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:12:31 -0400
Mark,
> 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.
They had already addressed that, tho. Larry said in the relevant Apocalypse:
> The only downside to that is the space between a variable name and the operator is required. This is to be construed
> as a feature.
So I dunno. _ works well in TT2, as we see. And anyways, if you're going to toss _, where did ~ come from? Just seems
like a desperate choice to me (i.e. "now, which piece of punctuation do we have left over ... ?").
-- Buddy