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in thread One to one file output idiom

FWIW, Path::Class::File and IO::Any also use "spew" (old versions of the File::Slurp docs used the term as well); Mojo::File uses "spurt". I think all of these method names are not meant to be taken 100% seriously ;-) (I also found IO::Barf, if you like it more direct)

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Re^8: One to one file output idiom
by LanX (Saint) on Jan 17, 2020 at 14:03 UTC
    As I said, I think "slurp" is the culprit here.

    I'm fine with "spew" cause it's a general term.

    The "vomit" meaning is limited to human context, like in "to make someone spew".

    > I think all of these method names are not meant to be taken 100% seriously ;-)

    Yes, but wrong associations can lead to hard to debug misunderstandings.

    For instance wantarray is true in "list" context.

    This function should have been named wantlist() instead.

    Cheers Rolf
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