Help on Schwartzian method

Hi all,

I was reading through UR coloumns by Randal in www.stonehenge.com. I
came across the code which i really tried heating up my brain ..but
with no result. Can anyone help me understand how the concept goes.

(1)

@data = <>; # read data
foreach (@data) {
($name,$score) = split; # get score
$score{$_} = $score; # record it
}

I guess $_ contains what is read from @data at a given time in
the loop.Am I correct?

(2)
But what is $_ in

@pairs = map {
($name, $score) = split;
[ $_, $score ];
} @data;

Randal says" I build a two-element anonymous list from the $score and
the original value $_"

what does that mean?

(3)
print
map { $_->[0] }
sort { $a->[1] <=> $b->[1] }
map { [$_, (split)[1] ] }
<>;

Now I dont even have any clue on what is $_->[0],$a->[1] and $b-
[1]


Please help me with answers.

regards,
jis

.

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