Just because Damian Conway says it, that does not mean it's helpful or true. He has released a slew of really crap modules just for the book like Getopt::Euclid, Class::Std and IO::Prompt. The book recommends their use, even though they are buggy and unmaintained. By your "argumentation" we should be using them.

If you want to argue for a guideline, and I believe Damian Conway says this in his book as well, you need to discuss the benefits over its drawbacks. Like blocks and using braces around filehandles with print does. Simply citing verse and chapter of a book that has many flaws does not help your argument.

In reply to Re^4: File open problem with "GLOB" by Corion
in thread File open problem with "GLOB" by mcoblentz

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