| Favorite Perl Instruction
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study |
My favorite programming language can think. Can yours?
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| Least Favorite Instruction
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select |
No, no, and no. The 4 arg version is fine, just like the C version. But they should have named the Perl specific one differently.
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| Favorite Looping Mechanism
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foreach |
"But Dad! How can you hate... _The_KERNEL_?!?"
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| Least Favorite Looping Mechanism
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grep |
It is just map { EXPR ? $_ : () } LIST. Some
orthoginality is a good thing |
| Favorite Module
|
FileHandle |
How could you go wrong?!? |
| Least Favorite Module |
Neural::Net |
It never was finished. I really should submit my own version one of these days.
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| Favorite Special Variable
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$| |
You cannot go wrong with the autoflush |
| Least Favorite Special Variable |
@F |
When was the last time YOU used -a |
| Favorite variable type |
typeglob |
Cuz symbol tables remind me of Scheme. |
| Favorite Command Line Switch |
-d |
Cuz my programs still have bugs |
| Least Favorite Command Line Switch |
-U |
Hey, I'm glad that perl allows you to do unsafe things,
but something had to go on the list
|
| Favorite Pragma |
subs | I like to "use subs" |
|
Favorite Regexp Modifier
|
|
Perl regexps are a waste of time. Why would any real
programmer deal with text. Hasen't Microsoft shown us
that a text interface is utterly worthless. The metaphor
of point and click is the ultimate in human computer
interaction. All will obey and think only in point and click.
Our keyboard should be replaced with a big letter "P" on
our mouse. Then we could just hit the p over and over again.
What need is there for regexp there huh? Don't you all see
how easy it is to program GUI's? Especially ones like
"Restart your computer? (ok)" Where is the need for
a regexp there, I ask you? oh... um.... sorry bout that...
I feel much better now. I like /g
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| Favorite Regexp Metachar |
\f | Formfeed RULZ! |
| Favorite Descriptive Variable Name
|
munge |
Munge, Munge, Munge. |
| Favorite HERE Doc delimitor
|
`EVIL` |
Spurrious commands galore! |
| Favorite Filehandle |
ENSLAVED |
I like while(<ENSLAVED>) |
