Re: objecting to $ alone (was Re: SPARQL 2004-10-12 syntax and grammar issues)

On Mon, 8 Nov 2004, Kendall Clark wrote:

>    most well-known RDF query language, which suggests that more people
>    are used to seeing variables prefixed with "?" than with other
>    characters. Upsetting their apple carts seems a mistake, if it can
>    be avoided.

Given that there is barely an apple seed in that cart (compared to the
real SQL world out there) - that is of very little concern to the industry
at large I'd say.

Though your arguments about choosing not to care are perfectly valid - as
not everyone will encounter SQL.

Dw.