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> No, we have plain variables and references to variables (and functions).

I was using my own wording for the distinction.

But sorry "plain variable" is blah.

The fact that other languages do implicit dereferencation in their syntax doesn't make them less plain.

$a, %a and @a are in fact containers for references, to allow such implicit dereferencation. °

So how are containers "plain" now?

But Perl is more explicit* here, which helps understanding what is really happening if you do an assignment a=b in another languages, where they sometimes copy the content or the reference.

Cheers Rolf
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°) e.g. $a[0] is by definition (\@a)->[0]

*) "Explicit is better than implicit" quote from Python blah

In reply to Re^3: Thx, St. Larry, for the Beauty of Sigils by LanX
in thread Thx, St. Larry, for the Beauty of Sigils by msouth

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