Re: [TCLCORE] TIP #292: Allow Unquoted Strings in Expressions

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On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 04:24:21PM +0000, dr...@hw... wrote:
> Brian Griffin <bgr...@mo...> wrote:
> > 
> >  ABSTRACT 
> > ==========
> > 
> >  This TIP proposes allowing unquoted words to be recognized as strings 
> >  in expressions (*expr*, *if*, *while*). 
> > 
> 
> I would much prefer that unquoted words be recognized as variable
> names.  The single most common mistake I make when programming
> in TCL is to omit the $ before variable names in expr.

I tend to agree.  And while we're there, is there really any need to
preserve the fact that you can do

	set {silly variable name!} "some string"

Wouldn't life be simpler if there was a 

	tcp configure c-variable-names true

?
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