sub balanced($s) { my $l = 0; for $s.comb { when "]" { --$l; return False if $l < 0; } when "[" { ++$l; } } return $l == 0; } my $n = prompt "Number of brackets"; my $s = (<[ ]> xx $n).flat.pick(*).join; say "$s {balanced($s) ?? "is" !! "is not"} well-balanced"