Re: Quote and Quote-like Operators

I wonder about how you claim that many programmers tend to use [] for qw. I always thought that qw() is the canonical way to use them. Of course it depends on the contents, but if you take a look at e.g. perldoc -f use and the examples therein - of course left aside what others noted already.

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Re^2: Quote and Quote-like Operators by JavaFan (Canon) on Jan 15, 2009 at 22:14 UTC
Well, I'm one of the people that use `[]` for qw. I very seldomly use () as delimiters; parenthesis already have a couple of meanings, using them as delimiters as well doesn't contribute to code clearity in my book. My favourite delimiters are: `Operator Pref. Other Delim. Delims q, qq, qx {} <> // !! qw [] // {} <> s, m, qr // {} <> !! y, tr // [] {} <>` [download] I never use '#' as a delimiter (althought it's popular with many people). As you can see, all the delimiters I often use tend to be long, narrow, and mostly vertical.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^2: Quote and Quote-like Operators
by JavaFan (Canon) on Jan 15, 2009 at 22:14 UTC

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My favourite delimiters are:

Operator     Pref.     Other
             Delim.    Delims
q, qq, qx     {}       <>   //   !!
qw            []       //   {}   <>
s, m, qr      //       {}   <>   !!   
y, tr         //       []   {}   <>
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As you can see, all the delimiters I often use tend to be long, narrow, and mostly vertical.

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