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From:
Eugene van der Pijll
Date:
February 2, 2005 16:01
Subject:
Re: "Secret" operators
Message ID:
20050202225407.GA479@alva.zevenwouden
Andrew Savige schreef:
> The table below is based on wild guesswork. If there are any oldbies
> listening, please chime in with corrections.

Not an oldbie, but...

> @{[]}  aka ???                        The Schwartz       early 1990s

The Larry, May 1 1994
 http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.perl/msg/1d82c7c3f3e94266

> y///c aka Abigail's Length Horror     The Abigail        late 1990s

Although I agree about the name, the inventor seems to have been The
Hall, Jun 22 1996
 http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.perl.misc/msg/7680c5d579b5fc23

> stuff value into $\ for printing      The van der Pijll  2001

I'm almost sure that I've seen a very early post by Larry, Randal, or
Tom Christiansen (most probably Larry), where this trick is used. I did
come up with it independently, though.

gr,Eu

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