Adding two numbers is a silly example to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of TIMTOWTDIness, as can be seen in the highly silly thread Adding 2 + 2. There are not many ways to raise from bed, and I guess there are some that are highly dangerous and even lethal.

Yep, this is certainly so. I just pointed out that particular idea of mine in the context of that discussion, but it may have sprung out quite about anywhere.

But that's not the point, TIMTOWTDI isn't so much about atomic operations, it is rather about routes through a problem domain.

Interesting point: thank you for your contribution, since this is exactly the kind of feedback I expected for this thread. However I think that TIMTOWTDIness manifests itself at all levels and scales in Perl. For example one should compare with the other language, the one which follows exactly the opposite philosophy, and notice that there -I have been told- some specific bits of syntax and semantics were removed because they provided alternative WTDI! Of course on this I'd like to hear His TimToadyness himself, but I suppose he has better things to do...

Perl provides walking sticks, skate boards, bycicles, cars, buses, and different maps for different purposes.

Oh no! I'm quite confident there's only one map. ;-)

In reply to Re^2: On TMTOWTDIness by blazar
in thread On TMTOWTDIness by blazar

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