tie @aob, 'Tie::Array::Packed::DoubleNative'; #model 1; sub popnum1 { ( $x, $y, $z ) = @_; if ( $y == 0 ) { $aob[$x][0] = $initial + $z; $zaza = $aob[$x][0]; } else { if ( substr( $aod[ $y - 1 ], $x, 1 ) ne 'a' ) { $aob[$x][$y] = $initial + $z; $zaza = $aob[$x][$y]; } else { $aob[$x][$y] = $z + $aob[$x][ $y - 1 ]; $zaza = $aob[$x][$y]; } } return $zaza; }