Re^3: Spliting array into nested sequential arrays

It's not so much being succinct, although clean code often is. The key bits are:

Handle the initial empty list case outside the loop to make the loop cleaner.
Use Perl's "last element index" (-1) so you don't need to count stuff.
Handle "time for a new segment" and "add a value" as independent operations.
Work with the index of the next interesting value, not the value.
Clean up as you go.

although upon reflection I'd change @lists = grep{scalar @$_} @lists; to splice @lists, $smallest, 1 if !@{$lists[$smallest]};.

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Re^4: Spliting array into nested sequential arrays by boftx (Deacon) on Oct 29, 2014 at 04:00 UTC
And to add just a little to what GrandFather said, keep in mind that readability = maintainability in most cases. If hired, you will be writing code 5 years from now that someone just like yourself now will have to maintain. So the goal is to come up with reasonable solutions that will show knowledge of the tools while at the same time showing consideration of the work environment. You must always remember that the primary goal is to *drain the swamp* even when you are hip-deep in alligators.	[reply]

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Re^4: Spliting array into nested sequential arrays
by boftx (Deacon) on Oct 29, 2014 at 04:00 UTC

And to add just a little to what GrandFather said, keep in mind that readability = maintainability in most cases. If hired, you will be writing code 5 years from now that someone just like yourself now will have to maintain. So the goal is to come up with reasonable solutions that will show knowledge of the tools while at the same time showing consideration of the work environment.

You must always remember that the primary goal is to drain the swamp even when you are hip-deep in alligators.

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