Neat. I missed that development.

What I'd really like is a SLICE entrypoint for ties.

package MyTie::Array;
...
sub SLICE {
    my( $self, @list ) = @_;
    ...
    return @newlist;
}
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And the same for hashes. It would make using slices on tied structures much more efficient. Slices could also be subverted for other things when the actual data being represented isn't exactly an array or hash.

The other one I'd like is a SUBSTR{} entrypoint for tied scalars.

Of course, if I was any good, I'd write the patches for these, but I think I am more likely to become fluent in conversational Manderin by reading takeout boxes:(