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For future reference, a FAQ list of PM nodes related to using strict and warnings (highest rep first):

On Commenting Out 'use strict;' by Old_Gray_Bear (2004) - code review meeting where strict/warnings had been commented out because they "caused too many errors"!

The strictures, according to Seuss (2008) - brilliant funny poem by toolic, a parody of Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham

'use strict' is not Perl by Ovid (2001) - Good coding is not language specific: use strict is good coding in Perl (and the principles behind it apply to other languages)
Use strict warnings and diagnostics or die by tachyon (2001) ... plus an abbreviated version
Use strict and warnings by runrig (2001)
101 reasons to use strict; by George_Sherston (2001)
The power of strict typo-checking by tall_man (2004)
RFC: Tutorial: use strict; now what!? by Xiong (2012)
Why We Use Strict! by Ovid (2000)

Re: Why use warnings? -w by davido (2018) - part 1
Re: Why use warnings? -w by davido (2018) - part 2

Some more recent ones:

Newline's creep in, while using Tie::File by always_coys (2020) - with use strict provocation ("is it a universal belief that strictures should be on or a majority belief?") kindly provided by Bod
Backdating strict by Bod (2020) - should strict always be used or are there circumstances when it makes sense not to use this pragma?

Re^2: How to import "global" variables into sub-scripts from main script? by Polyglot (2021) - anti-strict rant
Re^3: How to import "global" variables into sub-scripts from main script? by haukex (2021) - ... with excellent reply from haukex
Re^2: "Experimental push on scalar is now forbidden" by building_arch (2021) - "I am perfectly willing to pay the price of nostrictness nowarningness", with excellent reply from Marshall

Re^3: Referencing the locals by Chuma (2021) - sees using strict as "personal preference", haukex argues that it is a best practice
Long list is long by Chuma (2022) - still not using strict ... will excellent advice from kcott be followed? ... (later reply trying to stir things up a bit :)

parse json by joyfedl (Jul 2025) - "I removed use strict; because i was getting this error" setting up hippo for a classic reply: There were only two possible courses of action here: either fix the error or run without strict. You've chosen the wrong one. :)

Re^4: pattern matching once by justin423 (Aug 2023) - Passive-aggressive response to my use strict and warnings advice

Some historic anti-strict rants:

Re^2: Code Review Time! by linuxkid (2012) - A shocking rant "I've been working with perl for about 3 years, and using warnings and strict breaks everything" (the historic "bk" anti-strict rant that inspired Acme::USIG is also shown in a reply :)

Outside refs:

Always use strict and warnings (perlmaven)
Modern::Perl

Note: felt obliged to provide this FAQ list so as not to disappoint LanX. :)

In reply to Re: Newline's creep in, while using Tie::File (use strict and warnings References) by eyepopslikeamosquito
in thread Newline's creep in, while using Tie::File by always_coys

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