Re^2: Clever vs. Readable

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Re^3: Clever vs. Readable by ikegami (Patriarch) on Aug 09, 2008 at 22:10 UTC
`<=` is not documented to return 1 when true.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Clever vs. Readable by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 09, 2008 at 23:14 UTC
But it always has, and does now. And given the adherence to the straight jacket of backwards compatibility that has erstwhile constrained perl development, do you really expect any Perl 5 implementation to change that, any time soon? Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]
Re^5: Clever vs. Readable by ikegami (Patriarch) on Aug 10, 2008 at 00:31 UTC
Clever code often relies on assumptions. Sooner or later, one will break. Even if they never break, the burden of veryfying assumptions has been added. Update: Overloaded ops break your claim of always and ever.	[reply]
Re^6: Clever vs. Readable by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 10, 2008 at 01:25 UTC
Re^7: Clever vs. Readable by ikegami (Patriarch) on Aug 10, 2008 at 02:41 UTC
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Re^4: Clever vs. Readable by ambrus (Abbot) on Aug 09, 2008 at 23:43 UTC
Wow, I always thought perlop or perldata used to have some guarantee for this, but I can't find it now. I don't think any future perl would change this though.	[reply]
Re^3: Clever vs. Readable by GrandFather (Saint) on Aug 09, 2008 at 20:54 UTC
Two return a max result. I'll leave you to guess which one is correct. The ternary variant suggested elsewhere suffers somewhat from the same exposure to simple coding errors, especially if the value calculations are not trivial or the size of the set of values being tested is increased. Perl reduces RSI - it saves typing	[reply]
Re^4: Clever vs. Readable by Anonymous Monk on Aug 10, 2008 at 12:35 UTC
Two return a max result. Reely? I dont think so. got code?	[reply]