in reply to Re^5: Control Structures
in thread Control Structures

The problem goes away if you don't use trailing if() statements modifying my() statements. The trailing if() isn't the problem; the problem is when it's modifying a my() statement. Disallow that. Later, when they're ready, they'll ask why that specific prohibition and you'll explain it to them and they'll understand. In fact, you can almost consider that a rite of passage from journeyman to master.
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Re^7: Control Structures
by wazoox (Prior) on May 10, 2005 at 22:09 UTC
    I consider myself an "average" perl developer. I've never been a full-time developer, but I instantly understood the my $xx if () problem when I meet it, and avoid it since then.
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Re^7: Control Structures
by perrin (Chancellor) on May 10, 2005 at 18:20 UTC
    Sure, I could do it that way, but it's one more thing to remember, and since I don't actually need trailing if() for anything it's easier to just not use it. I tend to favor a coding style based on the fewest traps to remember and am willing to sacrifice lots of things that are cool but not really necessary in order to get there.
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      You tell them brother! 
      import re
re.sub(r'Perl[^A-Za-z]*', 'Python ', 'Perl6::Rules')

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