[darrenf]

Of course in Perl, a language not exactly immune from "syntax tricks", `and` doesn't always behave the same as `&&` :)

    $ perl -E 'say 1,2,3,4 and 5; say 1,2,3,4 && 5'
    1234
    1235

[tyingq]

Not defending it as sensible, but that difference in precedence is deliberate...not an oversight or side effect.