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		sp332 on Oct 7, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Differences Between Perl 5 and Perl 6 `print "1" + 1 ; # 2` This isn't new, is it? '+' is for addition, '.' is for concatenation.

kbenson on Oct 7, 2015 [–]

In Perl 5, yes. In Perl 6, ~ is for concatenation, '.' is for methods.

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