As a newbie, I was dissapointed of:
1) Perl does not have integer division operator. It must call "use/no integer" to change type. Python has: / - normal division, // - integer division. Sugar.
To use things such as "ceil/floor", I need to "use POSIX"... Aren't they basic?
2) It is not problem for me to read dollars in single variables. But it is annoying to read them in some-dimensional arrays (it's noisy), e.g. $array[$i][$j] > $array[$i][$j-1].
3) It is strongly recommended to "use strict" and make variables "my", then why it is not default? Whay all the code must have so much my my my my...?
4) Doesn't work - "$_ = reverse"; If in subroutine I can write "$_ = shift", why can't I write so in main (I need to write "$_ = shift @_").
5) It was strange that "cho(m)p" returns last symbol, not a string w/o last symbol. Ruby's cho(m)p I like more, because I can proceed on string: gets.cho(m)p.split.do_smth...
6) Can't use blocks using "and/or":
"$i > 5 or {print "No"; last}" (overcome - "$i > 5 or (print "No"), last"; comma is tighter than "or" but it is counter-intuitive for me)
7) It was suprise for me that when I used "$hash{length}" it interpreted (length $_) as "length"; Surprise was that ++ has magic (I need to know exceptions) and -- has not; Surprise that "use bigint" doesn't DWIM in some cases.
8) Difficult exception is that "print (1+1)*2" != "print 2*(1+1)" == "print STDOUT (1+1)*2". I think "print(..." should better wait until the end of block or ";".

In reply to Opinion: where Perl5 wasn't attractive for me by rsFalse

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