#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;

print STDOUT "stuff\n";
my $whatever = <STDIN>;
print "got whatever: $whatever";

exit;

##</code><code>##

#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;

$SIG{ALRM} = sub { die };

print STDOUT "whatever\n";
my $in;

eval {
  alarm 1;
  chomp ( $in = <STDIN> );
  alarm 0;
}; 

print "got in: $in\n";

##</code><code>##

whatever
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at foo.pl line 17.
got in: 

##</code><code>##

#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;

print STDOUT "What is your name? : ";
chomp ( my $name = <STDIN> );
print STDOUT "Hello, $name!\n";

exit;