The lack of formal parameters (yes, I know they exist now, but most people don't use them) leads to things like sub mult{$_[0]*$_1}.
Huh?!? Do they exist now? Aren't you talking Perl6 by any chance? If so, then I wouldn't say "they exist now"...

Incidentally one of the things I like about Perl (but then I just love it to the bone in any case!) is how its simple parameter passing mechanism can be put to mimic so many different styles, e.g. by reference, by value, named.

Update: Incidentally I recommend that when you change the subject of a node within a thread you include the previous one. I've been bit in the neck by this myself. See my own post at Q re nodes' subjects.

In reply to Re: TIMTOWTDI =/=> 0222 by blazar
in thread "Perl is read-only!" by Pic

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