@a = 1 .. 1e6;; print total_size \@a;; 32000176 "$_" for @a;; Useless use of string in void context at (eval 11) print total_size \@a;; 72000176 @a = 1 .. 1e6;; print total_size \@a;; 32000176 ''.$_ for @a;; Useless use of concatenation (.) or string in void context at (eval 15) print total_size \@a;; 72000176