in reply to Re^6: strange list operator
in thread [Resolved] strange list operator

"I cannot fit all of my belongings in my car, I need to rent a moving van. That is a bug with my car."

I am not understanding why memory exhaustion would be a considered a bug or flaw.

--MidLifeXis

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Re^8: strange list operator
by karlgoethebier (Abbot) on Oct 09, 2015 at 15:14 UTC
    "...a bug with my car"
    karls-mac-mini:~ karl$ perl -E "my @aa = 1..20_000_000; my @bb = 1..20 +_000_000;" karls-mac-mini:~ karl$

    My prompt is back after some seconds and nothing weird happened. I guess that means i got a big car.

    Best regards, Karl

    «The Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostrophe»

      Never underestimate the hauling capacity of a good grocery getter.

      --MidLifeXis

        I like cars with submarine engines. Oops, wait: no Diesel: aircraft engines. I guess one cylinder has as much capacity as the whole engine of my car ;-)

        «The Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostrophe»