And I wouldn't call it a bad meme

Unfortunately, even after being shown that it is.

more like a mental trick or reminder to help get past a mental block.

[] (array ref) vs {} (hash ref) vs neither (array or hash) is far more accurate, and it's just as simple.

Once he starts getting the assignments right things should start to become clearer

Except that getting the assignments right is the context. It's rather useless to teach him something that he'll only understand once he learns it by some other means.

Anyway, the Op can stay confused about () vs. {} in %hash= context,

You're saying people don't need to know everything right out the door. That's true, but it doesn't apply here. The truth is actually simpler that the confusing misinformation he was given.

In reply to Re^36: Why? (each...) by ikegami
in thread Why? (each...) by locked_user sundialsvc4

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