in reply to Re^3: Poll: How should the =( )= be called???
in thread Poll: How should the =( )= be called???

"If I need it in code, I would spell it"

And how will you pronounce it?

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Re^5: Poll: How should the =( )= be called???
by LanX (Saint) on Jan 15, 2010 at 12:28 UTC
    > > "If I need it in code, I would spell it"

    > And how will you pronounce it?

    Nippl-e !

Re^5: Poll: How should the =( )= be called???
by JavaFan (Canon) on Jan 15, 2010 at 13:44 UTC
    Why would I pronounce it? It's not even a real operator, and hence I wouldn't write it as such in serious code.
    $count = () = /foo/g;
    is just "assign the number of occurrences of foo to count". Or would you say:
    scalar-sigil identifier-count scalar-assign empty-list list-assign match-open regexp-literal-foo match-close modifier-g semi-colon
    possibly replacing scalar-assign empty-list list-assign with goatse or another name?