What I mean to say is, well, it seems to say that all IO is the same, and that implication seems to imply the following meaning...when, in reality, these things that are being joined as one all are different...leaving me inclined, I think, to keep doing everything seperately in the name of understanding.

io('/tmp') >> io('server.com:9999');
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So the question is, is that sensical? We're just routing IO right? What about routing a socket to append to a directory? If we have this code work on arbitary scalars, we really don't know what is going on, and not all operations are valid.

$x='server.com:9999';
$y='/tmp';
io($x) > io($y)
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So what are the rules that define when this operation works correctly for any $x and $y ... is this obvious? Is this something that can be tested for programatically?

Anyhow, definitely some spiffy concepts, and I apologize for putting on my manager hat :) It just seems to raise questions of maintainability and whether or not all is obvious. In most modules, hidden DWIMerry is cool, here though, the goal is simplication, and I think that hidden DWIMerry could (and I might be wrong) lead to trouble.

Feel free to open up for debate. I'm convinceable. I can also be bribed with cash or steak.