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Re: [RFC] Perl Operator List, TAKE 6

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From:
Dennis Haney
Date:
November 5, 2002 13:52
Subject:
Re: [RFC] Perl Operator List, TAKE 6
Message ID:
3DC8197A.9080700@kultunaut.dk
Michael Lazzaro wrote:

>   ~     - force to string context

>   ~     ~=                      - string concat

ARG. When did this get chosen?
~ has to be absolutly the most difficult letter to type on the intire 
keyboard along with ^ and ", because they are also used as a prefix to 
make û, ü, õ, ã, ñ etc.
Thus a standalone ~ must be made with a AltGr+^ followed by a space.




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