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in thread Scalar assignment with loop iterator considered bad?

I suppose this construct does indeed create a block, even if there isn't any curly bracket. That a very good reason to prefer the "map" or the "join" versions: no hidden scope problem.
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by Roy Johnson (Monsignor) on Jul 25, 2005 at 16:06 UTC
    The best explanation I can find is here.

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