Re^2: Strange Behavior

I don't understand why $|++ is universally preferred (or at least so it seems to me) over the more straightforward $|=1. What's the reason?

What bugs me about $|++ is that it implies that there are levels of unbuffering, and that with $|++ we are getting more unbuffering than whatever we had before.

And heaven forbid that some clown earlier on had the cute idea of unbuffering the selected handle with something like $|--. Come to think of it, $|++ seems to me every bit as bad as $|--.

the lowliest monk

Update: Fixed some awkward grammar.

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Re^3: Strange Behavior by phaylon (Curate) on Mar 23, 2005 at 12:30 UTC
Can't speak for others, I use $\|++ 'cause it's easier for me to see and find in Sources than $\| = 1. Ordinary morality is for ordinary people. -- Aleister Crowley	[reply]
Re^3: Strange Behavior by QM (Parson) on Mar 28, 2005 at 15:06 UTC
I don't understand why $\|++ is universally preferred (or at least so it seems to me) over the more straightforward $\|=1. What's the reason? Perhaps your "Perl Sense" is underdeveloped? `$var++` can be either a counter or a boolean. It's the context that's important (as with so many things in Perl). I'd wager that most Perlers distinguish between the use of `++` and how the object is used. If you feel the need to be explicit, you might like this: `use IO::Handle; STDOUT->autoflush(1); # OO form autoflush STDOUT 1; # procedural form` [download] -QM -- Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of	[reply] [d/l] [select]