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Re^3: use feature 'postderef'; # Postfix Dereference Syntax is coming in 5.20

by BrowserUk (Patriarch)
on Dec 02, 2013 at 02:24 UTC ( [id://1065203]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: use feature 'postderef'; # Postfix Dereference Syntax is coming in 5.20
in thread use feature 'postderef'; # Postfix Dereference Syntax is coming in 5.20

easier to read left-to-right

In the absence of evidence, opinion is ...


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Re^4: use feature 'postderef'; # Postfix Dereference Syntax is coming in 5.20
by ysth (Canon) on Dec 03, 2013 at 04:40 UTC

    You were somehow expecting an answer to your "Why?" that didn't involve opinion?

    --
    A math joke: r = | |csc(θ)|+|sec(θ)| |-| |csc(θ)|-|sec(θ)| |
      You were somehow expecting an answer to your "Why?" that didn't involve opinion?

      No. I was expecting a justifiction to back up the opinion expressed. You gave none.

      Start with: <lvalue(s)> = @{ <some reference expression> };

      I contend that:

      • One thing you want to know is: "Where are the value(s) being assigned coming from?":

        And the above expression it is easy to see that: "it's getting the values by dereferencing and array ref".

      • Only then do you think about: "Where is it getting the array ref from?"

        Which you get by examining the (simple or complex) expression contained.

      This new syntax: <lvalue(s)> = <some reference expression>->@*; forces you to skip to the end to work out what is going on.

      That's an opinion backed by reason.


      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
        Who said anything about =?
        --
        A math joke: r = | |csc(θ)|+|sec(θ)| |-| |csc(θ)|-|sec(θ)| |

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