--- Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 12:59:06PM -0700, Paul wrote:
> >
> > --- Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > select((select(OFN), $| = 1)[0]);
> >
> > LOL!!!
> > Cool! And a lovely pirece of cryptocontext.....
> > But I'd hate to maintain it later. =o)
> > Not that I haven't done *FAR* worse! ;op
>
> It's actually a fairly standard Perl idiom, so if you are maintaining
> code you may well see it.
>
> Looks like it's mentioned in a couple of faqs and even used in the
> standard Perl distribution ....
No doubt, and no offense intended.
It's just that we have a guy here in th shop who's *neurotic* about
readability, and it's a habit I'm trying to develop.
If a newbie can look at it and firgure it out quickly, it's a good
sign.
If it takes him a third look to parse it, and then he's still not sure
(after wondering where in the docs to look), then I hesitate.
I usually don't hesitate for long enough, tho. ;o)
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print "Just another Perl Hacker\n"; # edited for readability =o)
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Real friends are those whom, when you inconvenience them, are bothered less by it than
you are. -- me. =o)
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"There are trivial truths and there are great Truths.
The opposite of a trival truth is obviously false.
The opposite of a great Truth is also true." -- Neils Bohr
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