I’ve programed perl for ages, and at this point I actually like the sigils, as they force you to keep track of your data types. At this point they are definite

I’ve programed perl for ages, and at this point I actually like the sigils, as they force you to keep track of your data types. At this point they are definitely a plus for perl, and perl readability for me. But starting out - yeah, they were confusing, and felt unintuitive . I think they just grow on you (if you stick with it long enough).