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I must have missed that somewhere in the 666 pages! do you have the section number? Also do you think "sloppy" eq "lazy"?
Update I didn't look at your reference properly - I see it's in section 9.33 File handlers and locks leakages - I still might take exception to "sloppy" though
Pete

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Re: Re: Re: mod_perl and lazy zombies
by andreychek (Parson) on Jun 07, 2001 at 20:09 UTC
    Heh.. well, don't feel bad, I can't say I found it on
    my first try either :-)

    As far as it being sloppy programming -- perhaps that is
    a bit strong of a word, but the guy who has to maintain your
    code when you are gone would most likely enjoy knowing when
    you are done using a particular file :-) Or even if you
    go to work on it later on, having that close statement
    would clearly state that you are finished with the filehandle,
    and might make your life a bit easier.

    But, as a Perl programmer, it's you're absolute right to
    code it that way if thats how you want to and you feel it
    makes you're life easier :-)
    -Eric