From @moritz

10​:15 <@​moritz_> rakudo​: my @​b= 5, 1, 2; if(@​b>2) {say 'yes';}
10​:15 <+p6eval> rakudo db0f85​: OUTPUT«yes␤»
10​:15 <@​moritz_> WOAH THERE
10​:16 <@​moritz_> std​: my @​b= 5, 1, 2; if(@​b>2) {say 'yes';}
10​:16 <+p6eval> std 30196​: OUTPUT«===SORRY!===␤if() interpreted as function
  call at line 1; please use whitespace instead of
  parens␤Unexpected block in infix position (two terms in
a row)
10​:15 < cat> moiat /tmp/k2Uj3vzit0 line 1​:␤------> my @​b= 5, 1, 2; if(@​b>2)
  ⏏{say 'yes';}

Rakudo should follow STD here.

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From @jnthn

On Thu Mar 25 02​:25​:10 2010, moritz wrote​:

10​:15 <@​moritz_> rakudo​: my @​b= 5, 1, 2; if(@​b>2) {say 'yes';}
10​:15 <+p6eval> rakudo db0f85​: OUTPUT«yes␤»
10​:15 <@​moritz_> WOAH THERE
10​:16 <@​moritz_> std​: my @​b= 5, 1, 2; if(@​b>2) {say 'yes';}
10​:16 <+p6eval> std 30196​: OUTPUT«===SORRY!===␤if() interpreted as
function
call at line 1; please use whitespace instead of
parens␤Unexpected block in infix position (two terms
in
a row)
10​:15 < cat> moiat /tmp/k2Uj3vzit0 line 1​:␤------> my @​b= 5, 1, 2;
if(@​b>2)
⏏{say 'yes';}

Rakudo should follow STD here.

It does now​:

my @​b= 5, 1, 2; if(@​b>2) {say 'yes';}
===SORRY!===
Word 'if' interpreted as 'if()' function call; please use whitespace
instead of parens
at <unknown file>​:1
------> my @​b= 5, 1, 2; if<HERE>(@​b>2) {say 'yes';}
Unexpected block in infix position (two terms in a row)
at <unknown file>​:1
------> my @​b= 5, 1, 2; if(@​b>2) <HERE>{say 'yes';}

Tagging testneeded; probably wants to get typed exceptions along the
way.

/jnthn

From @moritz

Tested (with a typed exception) in S32-exceptions/misc.t

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