PHP and other languages have a . vs + distinction. I would say that the one area where you're right, and you are so very right, is context. Have %/@/$ cause su

PHP and other languages have a . vs + distinction. I would say that the one area where you're right, and you are so very right, is context. Have %/@/$ cause such chaotic (and not terribly consistent, at least outside the core libraries) behavior changes was not worth the improved error messages or cool tricks you can do with it. This is coming from someone who really likes Perl (5) both in practice and philosophically.