Re: RFC 170 (v2) Generalize =~ to a special "apply-to" assignment operator

Simon Cozens wrote:
> 
> Looks great on scalars, but...
> 
>     @foo =~ shift;   # @foo = $foo[0]  ?
>     @foo =~ unshift; # @foo = $foo[-1] ?

Yes, if you wanted to do something that twisted. :-) It probably makes
more sense to do something like these:

   @array =~ reverse;
   @vals =~ sort { $a <=> $b };
   @file =~ grep /!^#/;
 
> Although I have to admit I like:
> 
>     @foo =~ grep !/\S/;

Exactly!
 
> But I'm not very keen on the idea of
> 
>     %foo =~ keys;

Again, that depends on whether or not you're Really Evil. ;-)

-Nate