Re^5: Perl Tutorial code uses "qw" but has an error when run

Oh, one of the examples in one of the tutorials is missing the parens. I wouldn't call that proof of support.

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Re^6: Perl Tutorial code uses "qw" but has an error when run by LanX (Saint) on May 02, 2018 at 23:01 UTC
Oh, I wouldn't call this unofficial feature. ;) Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]
Re^7: Perl Tutorial code uses "qw" but has an error when run by ikegami (Patriarch) on May 02, 2018 at 23:15 UTC
Yet that's exactly why it was removed.	[reply]
Re^8: Perl Tutorial code uses "qw" but has an error when run by LanX (Saint) on May 02, 2018 at 23:31 UTC
We are disagreeing if it was just an unintended bug or bad design (aka "magic") In any case we can agree that it's good it's gone. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]