Re: Re: NEWBIE Brain Teaser #2, by nysus

[artist]

$_ = qw(nothing nothing)

Translates to:
1. Under 5.005

@_ = qw(nothing nothing)

2. Under 5.6
No effect on @_;
Resulting
call for &subroutine
1. Under 5.005
prints "..nothing..nothing"
2. Under 5.6
prints "..alpha ..omega"

Try:

print qw(1 2 3)[0]

under 5.005 and 5.6.

[merlyn]

Try:

print qw(1 2 3)[0]

under 5.005 and 5.6.

I presume you mean "try" as in "note that it won't even compile under 5.5".

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