From @masak

<Begi> my $key = prompt('> '); @​letters.rotate($key)
<Begi> Why should I convert $key to Int ?
<PerlJam> Begi​: do you really mean to ask, why doesn't Perl do it for me?
<Begi> perljam : yes
<PerlJam> I dunno
<PerlJam> I suppose it could
<masak> PerlJam​: I don't understand. what's Perl not doing here?
<jnthn> m​: my @​a = 1..10; say @​a.rotate(2)
<camelia> rakudo-moar f971db​: OUTPUT«3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2␤»
<jnthn> m​: my @​a = 1..10; say @​a.rotate('2')
<camelia> rakudo-moar f971db​: OUTPUT«Type check failed in binding $n;
expected 'Int' but got 'Str' [...]
<jnthn> Not Cool
<masak> yeah, I'd say that's very uncool.
* masak submits rakudobug

From @masak

Fixed f14919c in. Needs test coverage before closing.

From @perlpilot

On Fri Jul 24 06​:56​:34 2015, masak wrote​:

Fixed f14919c in. Needs test coverage before closing.

Tests added in Raku/roast@49828cd

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-Scott (PerlJam/perlpilot)

The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

@perlpilot - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'