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In the absence of evidence, opinion is ...

You were somehow expecting an answer to your "Why?" that didn't involve opinion?

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You were somehow expecting an answer to your "Why?" that didn't involve opinion?

No. I was expecting a justifiction to back up the opinion expressed. You gave none.

Start with: <lvalue(s)> = @{ <some reference expression> };

I contend that:

• One thing you want to know is: "Where are the value(s) being assigned coming from?":

  And the above expression it is easy to see that: "it's getting the values by dereferencing and array ref".

• Only then do you think about: "Where is it getting the array ref from?"

  Which you get by examining the (simple or complex) expression contained.

This new syntax: <lvalue(s)> = <some reference expression>->@*; forces you to skip to the end to work out what is going on.

That's an opinion backed by reason.

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Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.