Re^3: Reference is experimental

The experimental feature was abandoned for the operators that work on both hashes and arrays (keys, values and each) because the design couldn't work properly for all array-like and hash-like things.

The same problem didn't exist for the operators that work solely on arrays (push, pop, shift, unshift and splice(?)), but the feature was also abandoned for them to avoid a lack of symmetry with keys, values and each. However, it's worth noting that it was mentioned that newly-created postderef lessened the need for these.

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Re^4: Reference is experimental by Anonymous Monk on Oct 20, 2016 at 20:34 UTC
However, it's worth noting that it was mentioned that newly-created postderef lessened the need for these. It would be interesting to ask whether there was ever any real requirement for either? Or was this just a flight of fancy by some dev overeager to leave fingerprints on the codebase, approved on the basis of who was proposing it, rather than a proper technical assessment of the need for, utility of, and "fit" of the proposal.	[reply]

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Re^4: Reference is experimental
by Anonymous Monk on Oct 20, 2016 at 20:34 UTC

However, it's worth noting that it was mentioned that newly-created postderef lessened the need for these.

It would be interesting to ask whether there was ever any real requirement for either?

Or was this just a flight of fancy by some dev overeager to leave fingerprints on the codebase, approved on the basis of who was proposing it, rather than a proper technical assessment of the need for, utility of, and "fit" of the proposal.

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