I think the biggest thing I would have approached differently (other than using a CPAN module to do date work)

I think we are heading into the part of the class where we can do just that...gotta get that foundation stuff outta the way tho

is to divide the problem into parts and have code to perform each part.

Yea - I recognize that I did this script in a sort of "conversant" style (or some other word that makes more sense) in order to help me understand how to make it work. I'm just now starting to get more comfortable with dividing things into discrete functions, and subroutines. Now I just have to put that more into practice.

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