2. For some reason, you can only have the function as the first operator in your prototype, which works fine for map, grep, and what have you, but is strangely rigid considering the broader scope of Perl.
I have a theory on this one. (Brace yourself...)
The only reason Perl can do that on the first argument is because it absolutely knows the first arg is a sub ref. If you had a prototype like foo($&), how is Perl to know what this means? (This is NOT a perfect example, but I think you can get the idea.)
foo $bar{$baz};
Is the {} a chunk of code, or someone trying to get a hash element and getting a scalar and a sub ref stored in that position? Obviously this depends on whether foo is a scalar or hash, but Larry and Friends decided not to write a complicated chunk of code for dealing with this, and I can't blame them. Just remember that the whole {}==sub{}, thing is a convenience only available when they can be absolutely sure of its meaning.
=cut
--Brent Dax
@HPAJ=split("", "rekcaH lreP rentonA tsuJ");
print reverse @HPAJ; #sucky but who cares?
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