Re: [FWP] @a ||= (1, 2);

[Ariel Scolnicov <ariels@compugen.co.il>]

Tom Christiansen <tchrist@jhereg.perl.com> writes:

> >As far as I know, Perl doesn't currently have any binary list
> >operators, although I see no reason why not.
> 
>     @x = (1,2,3) x 123;
> 
> But mostly it's better without them.  People would want
> things like @a + @b to behave differently.  And then we'd
> get to argue about @a * @b.

But @a * @b is not a problem unless you're multiplying 6 lists of 7
numbers each in a list context (at which point you need to decide
which cross product you want).

-- 
Ariel Scolnicov

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