in reply to Re^2: Why are "a ||= b" and "a = a || b" different?
in thread Why are "a ||= b" and "a = a || b" different?

I think it matters when $ret is a tied variable and there is some sort of side effect when it is read. The ||= version only evaluates it once, I believe. Esoteric? Yes.

-xdg

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