Golfing Technique Inventor Year ----------------- -------- ---- @{[]} aka baby cart The Larry or 1994 The Schwartz }{ aka eskimo greeting The Abigail late 1990s ~~ aka inchworm ??? ~- aka inchworm-on-a-stick The Hospel 2002 $_ x= boolean expression The Larry early 1990s y///c aka Abigail's Length Horror The Hall 1996 stuff value into $\ for printing The van der Pijll 2001 }for(...){ variation of eskimo The Hospel 2001 --$| magical flip-flop The Hospel 2002 \$h{X} is one less than ++$h{X} aka Thelen's Device The Thelen 2002 #### -=! and -=!! - flathead +=! and +=!! - phillips *=! and *=!! - torx x=! and x=!! - pozidriv (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pozidriv) This is a conditional "set to empty string" operator (the string equivalent of the torx): $x x=!! $y is same as $x = '' unless $y; $x x=! $y -- $x = '' if $y; #### Operator Nickname Function ================================================ 0+ Venus numification @{[ ]} Babycart list interpolation !! Bang bang boolean conversion }{ Eskimo greeting END block for one-liners ~~ Inchworm scalar ~- Inchworm on a stick high-precedence decrement -~ Inchworm on a stick high-precedence increment -+- Space station high-precedence numification =( )= Goatse aka Saturn scalar / list context =< >=~ Flaming X-Wing match input and assign captures ~~<> Sperm <> m ; Ornate double-bladed sword -=! -=!! Flathead +=! +=!! Phillips x=! x=!! Pozidriv *=! *=!! Torx #### Constant Nickname Value ================================================= <=><=><=> Space fleet 0 <~> Amphisbaena $ENV{HOME} #### /[3-9]/||print"@{[world,hello,'world!']}[/./g] "for 0..$$