.....except for this scary bit;

Not so scary once you realise that ~$b is bitwise-NOT of $b; and ~~$b is the bitwise-NOT of the bitwise-NOT of $b--which is just $b--and so on ad nauseum: 

c:\test>perl -E"$b = 'fred'; say for $b, ~$b, ~~$b, ~~~$b, ~~~~$b, ~~~
+~~$b"
fred
ÖìÜø
fred
ÖìÜø
fred
ÖìÜø

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That sounds like even perl does not know what it is doing!

Perl knows! You just haven't been inducted into its inner circle yet:)

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
RIP PCW It is as I've been saying!(Audio until 20090817)

In reply to Re^3: Why is to match, not to match? by BrowserUk
in thread Why is to match, not to match? by CRAKRJACK

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