Re^13: Experimental features: autoderef vs postfix deref

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Re^14: Experimental features: autoderef vs postfix deref by Anonymous Monk on Jul 14, 2015 at 02:18 UTC
What is special about toplevel? Does that only work for `push` or everywhere? `lvalue = value`; template `${ $foo->{bar} }{baz} = 4;` `$foo->{bar}->{baz} = 4;`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^15: Experimental features: autoderef vs postfix deref by Anonymous Monk on Jul 14, 2015 at 02:33 UTC
Does that template exist in the documentation? The one I cited does. Why not make your straw man `${ ${ $foo->{bar} }{baz} } = 4`? A. Because that would be even more stupid. Why not just `$foo->{bar}{baz} = 4;` the way 90% of people write it? A. because that would highlight how verbosely hieroglyphic the postfix syntax is `->@*`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^16: Experimental features: autoderef vs postfix deref by Anonymous Monk on Jul 14, 2015 at 02:56 UTC
Why not make your straw man ${ ${ $foo->{bar} }{baz} } = 4? A. Because that would be even more stupid. :-) OK, let's try: `${ $foo->{bar}{baz} } = 4:` [download] Still looks stupid? What about: `@{ $foo->{bar}{baz} }[0, 5] = (3, 4);` [download] I guess, also too stupid? Let's try some more: `@{ $foo->{bar}{baz} }{ 'John', 'Jane', 'Bill' } = ('Smith') x 3;` [download] Stupid? If not, then why `${ $foo->{bar} }{baz} = 4;` [download] becomes stupid? Maybe because you can actually avoid circumfix dereferencing here? Why not just $foo->{bar}{baz} = 4; the way 90% of people write it? That's what I'm asking. Why 90% of people try to avoid circumfix when they can?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^17: Experimental features: autoderef vs postfix deref by Anonymous Monk on Jul 14, 2015 at 03:34 UTC
Re^18: Experimental features: autoderef vs postfix deref by Anonymous Monk on Jul 14, 2015 at 05:18 UTC