Python Shorthand (was Re: Why a class when there will only be one instance?

[Ville Vainio]

>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Koenig <ark at acm.org> writes:

    Andrew> "Ville Vainio" <ville at spammers.com> wrote in message
    Andrew> news:du7fz9ni0ny.fsf_-_ at amadeus.cc.tut.fi...

    >> Prefixing names with symbols like $ and @ is a great idea - it
    >> makes the "nouns" (variables) stand out from "verbs", and makes
    >> the code flow like a natural language, making reading it easy
    >> and writing it fun!

    Andrew> Interesting idea.  Let's try it with English, using @ for
    Andrew> nouns and $ for verbs:

Lest the humor (of contorted inside variety, I admit) be missed, it
was a parody of Larry Wall's argument for why $ prefix does not in
fact suck.

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