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in reply to Re^6: Shouldn't references be readonly?
in thread Shouldn't LITERAL references be readonly? (updated)

you are aware that "constructor" isn't even mentioned in your definition? ;)

Yes, that is what I misremembered: perlref calls them "composers" but they act just like constructors. :-)

Calling it a "constructor" is a hint that it does something at runtime, instead of being a literal embedded into the program text. That its return value is mutable should not be a surprise.