BooK proposes a new Perl secret operator (Secret Operator References)

[eyepopslikeamosquito]

On the fwp mailing list, BooK has proposed a new Perl secret operator.

There is a battle ensuing over its name: does ~~<> more closely resemble sperm or a kite?

Perl Secret Operator References

• Secret Perl Operators (catonmat.net)
• perlsecret on CPAN by BooK
• BooK "perlsecret - Perl secret operators and constants" (github)

• Re: Hidden features of Perl (More Secret Operator References)
• Re^3: Hidden features of Perl (Baby Cart Secret Operator) - updated with LanX wearing a sombrero, riding a sleigh

• "Secret" operators by cog (2005)
• Secret Perl Operators: the boolean list squash operator, x!! by Aristotle (2006)
• meaning of =()= by anonymonk (2010)

• Original secret operator thread (fwp, Feb 2005)
• Baby Cart secret operator (fwp, Jul 2006)
• Original set of "!"-based secret operators (fwp, Nov 2007)
• Flaming X-wing secret operator (fwp, Nov 2007)
• Screwdriver secret operator (fwp, Jun 2009)
• Sperm secret operator (fwp, Mar 2012)

• constants in an RE by BernieC (2023) - Readonly and Baby Cart preferred to constant

Many References added long after original reply was made