in reply to Style, style, style
1.
while (<>) { ... } or while (my $line = <>) { ... }
while (<>)
2.
-w or use warnings;
-w for portability
3.
sub CONSTANT () { ... } or use constant CONSTANT => ...;
use constant CONSTANT => ...
4.
my ($foo, $bar) = @_; or my $foo = shift; my $bar = shift;
my ($foo, $bar) = @_;
5.
for (@array) { ... } or foreach (@array) { ... }
for (@array) { ... }
6.
print 'foo'; or print('foo');
print 'foo'
7.
'simple string' or "simple string"
"simple string"
8.
glob '*' or <*>
Ha ha, like
dws I prefer -
opendir(), readdir(), closedir()
9.
readline *FOO or <FOO>
<FOO>
10.
for (keys %foo) { $_ and $foo{$_} } or while (my ($key, $value) = each %foo) { $key and $value }
for (keys %foo) { $_ and $foo{$_} }
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vek
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