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QM has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Not a question, just seems like a nice distraction for this sleep deprived monk.

Testing out a code snippet in the debugger today, only a cup or two shy of my caffeine requirements, I tried this: 

  DB<1> x ord('a'..'g')
0  49

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...which I recognize as not being correct, but wondered about the return value, 49. Immediately I fixed it like this: 

  DB<2> x map {ord} 'a'..'g'
0  97
1  98
2  99
3  100
4  101
5  102
6  103

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But I wondered where 49 came from. Then it hit me: 

  DB<3> x chr(ord('a'..'g'))
0  1

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Which made me think of this: 

  DB<4> x chr(ord(()=('a'..'g')))
0  7

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Bonus ++points for guessing what ord is up to here =)

-QM
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Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of

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Re: Amusing Ordity: Ord Range Behavior
by kcott (Archbishop) on Aug 06, 2013 at 10:42 UTC
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      Brilliant!

      -QM
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      Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of

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Re: Amusing Ordity: Ord Range Behavior
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 06, 2013 at 08:47 UTC
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        I guessed. Wrong :)

        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.
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Re: Amusing Ordity: Ord Range Behavior
by choroba (Cardinal) on Aug 06, 2013 at 08:55 UTC
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      Isn't this rather a meditation?
      Yes, perhaps it is. I have no problem with it being moved.

      -QM
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      Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of

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