Re: The "flaming X-wing" secret operator

On Nov 28, 2007, at 4:16 PM, Philippe Bruhat (BooK) wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just thought I should share this with the FWP crowd.
>
> I had to do something special with the first line of a file, before
> running the whole while(<>) loop on it. I ended up with this:
>
>     @data{@fields} =<>=~ $re;
>
> Rafael helped me give this new operator a name (#perlfr transcript):
>
>     15:13 <@BooK> OMG c'est quoi =<>=~ comme secret op ?
>     15:14 <@rgs> le x-wing touché avec une aile en feu
>
> Rough translation:
>
>     15:13 <@BooK> OMG what is =<>=~ for a secret op ?
>     15:14 <@rgs> the hit x-wing starfighter with a wing on fire
>
> Cog, are you still writing this OGSOP book? ;-)

/me takes notes, as the answer is a yes.


> --  
>  Philippe Bruhat (BooK)
>
>  No matter how many times you explain the big problem, some people  
> see only
>  their small problem.
>                    (Moral to the Sage story, in Groo The Wanderer  
> #93 (Epic))

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