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From:
Shawn H Corey
Date:
April 11, 2010 14:14
Subject:
Re: underscores vs hyphens (was Re: A new era for Temporal)
Message ID:
4BC1E7A5.3090502@gmail.com
Damian Conway wrote:
> Well, if we're not going to try to implement linguistically based
> hyphenation/underscoriation rules (and I'd still argue that hyphenating
> adjectives to nouns and underscoring everything else isn't exactly
> rocket science), then I'd suggest we reconsider a radically different
> proposal that was made on this list five years ago:
> 
>     http://www.mail-archive.com/perl6-language@perl.org/msg22675.html
> 
> The relevant suggestion regarding hyphens vs underscores is:
> 
>     "...to allow both characters, but have them mean the same thing."

I was about to say that if hyphens and underscores mean the same thing, 
then why are Perl 6's identifiers case sensitive?  But, you know what, I 
haven't found any documentation stating they are.  Could someone please 
give me the URI in the official documentation where this is stated.  Thanks.


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