On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 02:36:27PM +0200, Aaron Craig wrote:
>
> Which is exactly my point. I've been hanging around this list a while, and
> programming Perl for a lot longer, and this is the first time the issue has
> ever come up -- I admit that I didn't even know there was a difference
> until today. If there was such an important distinction between the two, I
> wonder why the issue was never raised before now.
>
> I admit that I still have a lot to learn about the intricate details of
> Perl, but this point seems to be on the verge of hairsplitting.
Perl lets you program on many levels, and often goes to a lot of trouble
to save you a little trouble. This is probably one of those times where
Perl just does the right thing, and you often don't even notice.
But when you want to progress you'll invariably want to learn more. I
do think you're right though that many programmers get a long way
without making this distinction.
Of course, it doesn't help than wantarray isn't called wantlist.
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