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Kevin Pye <kevin.pye@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just because mathematics allows an implied multiplication doesn't mean Raku does -- in fact I can't
> think of any programming language which does.
As a (potentially) interesting side note, while Raku doesn't provide implied multiplication, it _is_
one of the few programming languages that would let you implement something very similar yourself:
sub infix:«\c[INVISIBLE TIMES]» { $^a × $^b }
This would let you write `say 60÷5(7−5)` (with an invisible character between the `5` and the `(` )
and get the expected result.
Doing so would, of course, be a very bad idea. But still, you _could_.
Source:
https://perl6advent.wordpress.com/2017/12/01/the-grinch-of-perl-6-a-practical-guide-to-ruining-christmas/
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