And thus makes your code better. use strict; doesn't improve the code, it forces (well, unless you really resist) YOU to improve your code.
Actually, it doesn't force you. When it comes the variables, the easy way out is just sticking 'our' in front of all the undeclared variables, or my()ing them on the top level. It does satisfy strict.

I really hope people don't think that's an improvement of the quality of the code.

Note, I'm not saying one shouldn't use strict. But strict isn't a silver bullet, and its presence on itself in code doesn't mean much.

In reply to Re^3: My confession - I'm now strict-ing... by JavaFan
in thread My confession - I'm now strict-ing... by Massyn

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