So that last line prints 2, which is obvious by looking at it, but can be difficult in more complex code when you’re overloading names by the way the variable is accessed.
Everything in perl is a rabbit hole of details, as an aside.
Anyhow, I just appreciate that the symbols always mean the same thing. Takes a load off of my brain. Like a single character type annotation, kinda.
I spent many years in perl, so I’m of the opinion visual indicators for datatypes are actually a good thing at the point of instantiation/composition.
Not sure how to properly word it