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When I was first learning to program as a kid I really liked having LET x = 2, or Perl's sigils, etc. It helped remind me of things as simple as assignation bei

When I was first learning to program as a kid I really liked having LET x = 2, or Perl's sigils, etc. It helped remind me of things as simple as assignation being left to right.

trealira 3y ago
Out of curiosity, why did Perl's sigils help? I don't see what they have to do with assignments being left to right.
- CalRobert 3y ago
  Mostly it made it obvious which terms were variables. Of course, this was something like 30 years ago so I don't remember well.