You misunderstand. If you require me to rewrite the code I'm am having a problem with in order for you to be able to help, then realize, that I don't want your help. It's too costly.

Just like I used "..." to skip sections not important, I use shorthand in my examples that allow me to focus on the problems, not superfluous code. "P" is like "..." it's a generic print operator that embodies the spirit of perl's DWIM philosophy -- something you find distasteful. Why use perl if you find it's core philosophy distasteful.

Also, I would wager it's not P's design that is distasteful, but it's feature set. Since, if I asked you how you would design it, you'd say you wouldn't -- meaning it's not a matter of design, but a matter of it's functionality.

How can functionality that embodies perl print operators be distasteful?