--- Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> As far as syntax is concerned I thinks that has merit, but Perl has a
> number of idioms that you just have to learn. Once learnt, you will
> be able to write better programs and maintain others' programs. (Not
> that this is necessarily one of those idioms.)
lol -- I find myself comparing these:
{ local $/ = undef;
$_ = <FH>;
}
vs.
my $content = join '', <FH>;
The first is much more efficient; the second is much more readable.
The end result is comparable.
If I need speed that much, I usually consider just writing it in C
anyway....
> I think that Perl gives a programmer the flexibility to think about
> problems in different ways to many other languages. For many it's a
> really good fit. Some people never quite get it. If you do get it,
> you can find that Perl stays out of your way and allows you to
> concentrate on solving problems. Coding is then just a relatively
> trivial, but still enjoyable part of the puzzle. But I digress ....
I'm right there with you, guy. =o)
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