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Set by lizmat on 8 June 2022.
deoac m: 'Hello'.comb.map( sprintf('%s, ', *) ) 01:27
camelia Cannot map a Seq using '"*, "'
Did a * (Whatever) get absorbed by a list?
in block <unit> at <tmp> line 1
deoac That smiley is the '*'  Whatever symbol. 01:28
What is the problem here? I don't understand the error message. 01:29
m: 'Hello'.comb.map( {sprintf('%s, ', $_)} ) 01:30
camelia ( no output )
deoac 'Hello'.comb.map( {sprintf('%s, ', $_)} ).say
m: 'Hello'.comb.map( {sprintf('%s, ', $_)} )
camelia ( no output )
deoac m: 'Hello'.comb.map( {sprintf('%s, ', $_)} ).say
camelia (H, e, l, l, o, )
deoac works fine with $_
Nemokosch * is NOT the identity function 06:50
m: sprintf('%s, ', *).say 06:51
Raku eval *,
Nemokosch this is also not a function at all, just a mere string 06:52