c:\@Work\Perl\monks>perl -wMstrict -le
"my @ra;
 print 'array declared';
 sleep 5;
 ;;
 $ra[ 100_000_000 ] = 42;
 print '1st array assignment';
 sleep 5;
 ;;
 $ra[ 200_000_000 ] = 137;
 print '2nd array assignment';
 sleep 5;
 ;;
 print 'byebye';
"
array declared
1st array assignment
2nd array assignment
byebye