Why not use a heredoc instead:
Yes, well, I had a good reason somewhere, I know I did, I just mislaid it.

Actually, I always have to look up whether it's "<<HERE" or <<"HERE". And then there's the balanced delimiter aspect. So I've cornered myself into qq{...}, even though the terminator's not as obvious as HEREDOCs. (Vaguely reminds me of all that in-band/out-of-band signalling discussion.)

But you're right, I should be more practical and simple, and less esoteric. I should use a bubble level instead of a laser sight, because last time I checked, it was pretty easy to use a bubble -- no batteries to run down, no beam to get in your eyes. If it's broken, it's pretty obvious.

I think everyone should learn how to use a slide rule before they're allowed to use a calculator. Or an old fashioned manual typewriter before writing a letter on a computer. No one ever lost a day's work on a typewriter because of a power outage.

-QM
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In reply to Re^2: Rules of Thumb, Stereotypes, and other misleading "knowledge" by QM
in thread Rules of Thumb, Stereotypes, and other misleading "knowledge" by QM

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