If Perl were a functional programming language, I would expect this:

my @twice= map $doubler->($_), @list;
my @thrice= map $tripler->($_), @list;
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to be easier to write than this:

my @twice= map 2*$_, @list;
my @thrice= map 3*$_, @list;
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I never said Perl doesn't let you use functional programming techniques (in fact, I said the opposite).

Perl just has a preference for non-functional techniques. map is one example. If you happen to have a closure, then map requires you to write more code. If Perl were a functional programming language, then you'd probably have to create a closure if you had a code block that you wanted to use with map.

        - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")