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in thread compilation error on 5.8 with $^V gt 'v5.10.0'

    "Think of me, your erstwhile successor."

Given that "erstwhile" means "former", an "erstwhile successor" doesn't seem to be logically possible. :)

say  substr+lc crypt(qw $i3 SI$),4,5
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Re^5: compilation error on 5.8 with $^V gt 'v5.10.0'
by huck (Prior) on Apr 05, 2018 at 04:01 UTC

    What if they have by now fired him and since hired someone better?

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Re^5: compilation error on 5.8 with $^V gt 'v5.10.0'
by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Apr 05, 2018 at 22:28 UTC

    Given that "erstwhile" means "former", an "erstwhile successor" doesn't seem to be logically possible
    You're forgetting about time travel. Classic rookie mistake. In one alternate future, sundialsvc4 could had have had been his erstwhile successor.

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