there should *NEVER* be an else after return, exit or die

I'm not trying to say that you're wrong, but I'm personally struggling to understand the logic/rationale behind your claim. Based on the responses from Bloodnok and marto, there appears to be a good valid reason for doing as you are suggesting. I guess I haven't learned enough about Perl (and/or its internals) to understand what this reason is. Can you help me by providing more info on the rationale behind your suggestion so that I (and possibly others) can better understand your suggestion?

Based on my current levels of knowledge and experience with Perl, I see the OP's code and your suggested code as being logically equivalent -- as in, both codes produce the same result. If I were responsible for maintaining the code, I would prefer the OP's code because I personally find it easier to read and follow and it will be less likely to cause me to misread what the code is doing.

Again, I'm not trying to challenge you on this. I'm just trying to understand the logic and reasoning behind your view on what I would describe as a "best practice".

In reply to Re^2: perltidy block indentation by dasgar
in thread perltidy block indentation by saltbreez

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