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Is that just as efficient as writing it this way?:

Actually, yours is close to 10x more efficient. There is no merit to the 'cute' method beyond it cuteness.


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Re^4: getting the highest value in a simpler way
by cLive ;-) (Prior) on Apr 18, 2011 at 12:48 UTC
    It makes for a damn good interview question. Asking someone to explain it tells you a lot about how deeply they understand several concepts in Perl. So there's another use :D