Re^3: syntax of map operator

I guess that's more an artifact of the implementation than that it was designed to work this way.

I fully agree. Compile-time lexical scopes and run-time lexical scopes should be the same. All of these are in the same bag:

Just don't.

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Re^4: syntax of map operator by JavaFan (Canon) on Jan 24, 2010 at 22:48 UTC
I'm very glad `EXPR if COND` doesn't provide a lexical scope. That allows me to write: `local $dbh->{AutoCommit} = 0 if !$already_in_a_transaction;` [download] I once had a cow orker (who thinks he's one of the smartest programmers in the world) rewrite that as `if (!$already_in_a_transaction) { local $dbh->{AutoCommit} = 0; }` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: syntax of map operator by Anonymous Monk on Jan 25, 2010 at 04:15 UTC
You should wrap one more `if` around that just to be sure.	[reply] [d/l]