Re^5: use feature 'postderef'; # Postfix Dereference Syntax is coming in 5.20

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.

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

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.

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Re^6: use feature 'postderef'; # Postfix Dereference Syntax is coming in 5.20 by ysth (Canon) on Dec 03, 2013 at 05:30 UTC
Who said anything about =? -- A math joke: r = \| \|csc(θ)\|+\|sec(θ)\| \|-\| \|csc(θ)\|-\|sec(θ)\| \|	[reply]
Re^7: use feature 'postderef'; # Postfix Dereference Syntax is coming in 5.20 by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 03, 2013 at 05:36 UTC
Um. I did! With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' 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.	[reply]