The inverse is true too.

If you've got a long script and you don't feel ready to convert the whole thing over to strict, you can switch it on for a particular sub:

sub do_stuff {
  use strict;
  ...;
}

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If your script is working fine as-is, leave it alone. If you notice a bug in a sub or need to add a new feature to a sub, then switch on strict for just that sub while you're making your improvements, and then leave it on for that sub. Over time, more and more of your script will become strict. Once most of the file seems to be strict, then making the whole file strict will be a much smaller task.

toby döt ink

In reply to Re^2: Backdating strict by tobyink
in thread Backdating strict by Bod

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