Re^2: Why does exists cause autovivication?

"How is perl to know ..."

Of course it knows, it is just the language's choice to do so, the whole autovivification thing can be avoided, for the good.

It is not that perl does not know, the language designer made it to respond that way.

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Re^3: Why does exists cause autovivication? by Fletch (Bishop) on Dec 29, 2007 at 05:22 UTC
If you want otherwise you know where to find it. Don't let the door hit you in the tuckus. (Anyone else getting a whiff of troll off this anonomonk?) The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie.	[reply]
Re^4: Why does exists cause autovivication? by perrin (Chancellor) on Dec 29, 2007 at 05:50 UTC
Yes, it clearly is Cop. Apparently it really bothers him that none of us see his posts anymore.	[reply]