sub subroutine { ...stuff in sub... } ...now continue # horrific style! OR, sub subroutine { ...stuff in sub... } ...now continue # horrific style! That's K&R style from the "bad old days" when an extra line meant an extra punched card. Now we don't need to worry about #num punched cards. We can be "extravagant" by putting { on a line by itself! VERSUS: sub subroutine #FAR BETTER .... { ...stuff in sub... } ..now continue with other stuff # MUCH better!