my $compile_time;
BEGIN { $compile_time = time; }
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$^T works just as well!

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Jeff japhy Pinyan, P.L., P.M., P.O.D, X.S.: Perl, regex, and perl hacker
How can we ever be the sold short or the cheated, we who for every service have long ago been overpaid? ~~ Meister Eckhart

You read the question first and then figure out what you think would be a better title. Perhaps "What is Perl's equivalent to C's __DATE__ macro" or "What is __DATA__ used for?" (__DATE__ is very close to __DATA__ after all)

Then, you don't change the title. You consider the node and give your suggestion for the new title and let the other janitors give their thoughts on the title.

L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L--
-R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR
B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--
H---H---H---H---H---H---
(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)

Well, in the context of this thread, I'd call it misleading...

But, that aside, if it were the title of a top level SoPW and related to either the __DATE__ preprocessor constant—which is available in perl if you use -P, by the way^†—or even if someone just typo'd __DATA__, I'd say it should be left as is.

† Not that you should do be doing that...

-sauoq
"My two cents aren't worth a dime.";