Re^2: Perl 5.10: switch statement demo

I wonder why you switched from "when the remainder is zero" to "when not the remainder". (Reminds me of the baby in Dinosaurs: "Not the Momma! Not the Momma!")

Update: Nevermind, I guess it can be read "when no remainder". I guess I don't think of a remainder of zero as there being no remainder, so it looks weird to me.

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Re^3: Perl 5.10: switch statement demo by talexb (Chancellor) on Dec 20, 2007 at 16:26 UTC
The modulo construct can also be thought of as 'divisible by' -- so `$foo % 3` checks to see if `$foo` is divisible by 3. Or at least that's the way my brain works. Alex / talexb / Toronto "Groklaw is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Perl 5.10: switch statement demo by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 20, 2007 at 21:27 UTC
That's backwards. `$foo % 3` checks if $foo isn't divisible by 3. `not $foo % 3` would deceptively check if is divisible by 3.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: Perl 5.10: switch statement demo by talexb (Chancellor) on Dec 20, 2007 at 21:30 UTC
OK, OK. :) And in this tiny corner of the universe, I'm pretending that a result of 0 means "Yes! It's divisible!". :) Your confusion was not my intention. Alex / talexb / Toronto "Groklaw is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds	[reply]