I agree that using it to make everyone use the abysmal if (!something...) construct where postfix unless makes more sense is stupid, but I haven't see anyone seriously arguing that except you and BrowserUk, and that in the negative.

Sorry, but I just cannot let that slide. Do a supersearch for "unless" and see the people who are. advocating exactly that. What's more, doing so in threads in which you have stepped in to counter it.

Unless you believe your interventions have completely stamped out that meme?

Then pull up a cpan search of Perl::Critic::* and run through some of the "violations" that it "prohibits".

Just because you (think) that you are not misusing this misbegotton tool, it doesn't mean that no one else is. Nor many someone elses are.

You seem to think that we are telling you, that you must not use it. And exactly, only you. That is so not the case. If you, the right thinking, considerate and careful, idiom loving (where it doesn't compromise your codebase) you, find it useful, that's fine. We will not attempt to stop you.

It's all the less considerate, less right thinking, --pbp-is-easy-to-type-so-everyone-must-use-that-verbatim, non-yous that are the target of our distaste. (I believe PBP still suggests the total prohibition of unless?)

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
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In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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In reply to Re^11: Modern Perl and the Future of Perl by BrowserUk
in thread Modern Perl and the Future of Perl by chromatic

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