My personal favorite (which is basically a cleaner implementation of what you have above) is 
use Tie::Cycle;

tie my $spinner, 'Tie::Cycle', [map "\b$_",qw(\ | / -)];

print $spinner while (1);

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Please do a super search on "spinner". You will find a variety of solutions. :-)

Its your call as to whether yours or mine or anyone elses is better. Probably depends on the circumstances. IMO however its hard to improve on the Tie::Cycle version, if only because it generalizes the entire thing to about as abstract a level as can be done, which of course maximizes the possibility of code reuse.

Cheers,

--- demerphq
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In reply to Re: Way of the Spinner (repost) by demerphq
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