GuiPerl:

You're working too hard generating lines of code, rather than letting perl do the work for you. You should read perldoc perlfaq4, and review the "Data: Hashes (Associative Arrays)" section. It should take you only a few minutes, and it'll show you a simpler way to gather the counts together.

Also, you should keep your code neatly indented so you can see the structure. If everything is haphazardly indented, it's difficult to see the program logic, and that makes the bugs hard to see, too. Either start using an editor that can help you maintain the indentation (vim, Emacs, and a bazillion others), or periodically run your code through perltidy so you can see the code better.

When you write a paper, you'll probably find it easier to write an outline first, so you can plan your work. Proper indentation for coding allows you to see the "outline" of what's going on inside. That'll help you code faster and better.

<end_rant>

...roboticus

When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.

In reply to Re: Counting Problem by roboticus
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