Re^2: Why does reverse in list context operate on () instead of @_ or @ARGV

[Anonymous Monk]

Of course, for obfuscation reasons, it might be nice to have reverse act on @_, but I fail to see the practical applicability.

I wrote  map { reverse } @words;

but I wanted  map { scalar reverse } @words;

If it operated on @_ (or if there was a warning of some kind ) I would have known what was wrong sooner