Case in point: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44835476
On 2016-08-29 19:28:10, alex.jakime...@gmail.com wrote: > First of all, take a look at this: > https://docs.perl6.org/language/traps#String_Ranges/Sequences > > The question is: why do we keep this trap? > > We all know that the idea of + being numeric-only has worked very > well. Now, > how did .. operator slip in? > > I've just seen somebody stumbling upon this confusing and unexpected > behavior: > http://irclog.perlgeek.de/perl6/2016-08-30#i_13114494 > > I am not even sure if current stringy behavior is useful at all. Well, > maybe it > is, has anybody seen it being used in some module or something? It > looks way > more “WAT?” than “OK, I will probably need this in the future” to me, > but I'd > love to be proven wrong. > > Anyway, ~.. is probably a good way to keep stringy behavior for those > who need > it?
