title: Accessing the last element in Perl6
body: <p>Could someone explain why this accesses the last element in Perl 6</p>
  
  <pre><code>@array[*-1]  
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and why we need the asterisk <code>*</code>?  </p>
  
  <p>Isn't it more logical to do something like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>@array[-1] 
  </code></pre>