On May 16, Paul said:
>"or" also short circuits, and some consider it more readable, but it
>(and the "and" operator) always return(s) a boolean value, while ||
>(and &&) return the value of the first true expression.
>
> $a or $b # returns 1 if either has a non-false value, else ''
> $a || $b # returns $a if nonfalse, else $b if nonfalse, else ''
That is misinformation.
#!/usr/bin/perl -l
print (10 || 100);
print (10 or 100);
__END__
10
10
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