in reply to Operator Precedence
Perl is all about using (private) idiom to match personal style and increase efficiency. So in that sense I agree, example 3 seems easier to understand (to me). I think I've probably used all three examples in similar situations depending on how I thought about the problem, which is the point.
But the other two examples would be fine too if separated by whitespace/linefeeds, depending on temperament. This is a question not of how well someone knows precedence but about personal style. I am not sure that your personal style depends more on precedence rules than some other people here.
That said, I lost faith in the infallibility of precedence rules when I heard they were going to be "redefined". Maybe there is a fine (subjective) line between common knowledge and the esoteric in this case but as you can see from the comments everyone comes at Perl from a different angle and often there are good reasons for not exploiting that knowledge.