>>>>> "SB" == Steve Bertrand <st...@ibctech.ca> writes:
SB> - is "Perl Best Practises" what most of you use as general guidelines? SB> IOW, if I continue reading it, will you be able to better understand my SB> code (even though I stick with a few _small_ personal techniques)? From SB> what I've read so far, I'm better understanding many of Uri's past SB> comments a lot better i wish i could understand my comments better! :) remember (and damian says this in the preface), PBP is a guideline and not a bible. you should make your own style guide and use the book for many ideas (and i disagree with some and some are even considered obsolete!). SB> - after many years, I've finally made the switch from a simple editor SB> (ee) to Vim. A *huge* difference. In three days, I can't believe what I SB> can do already. In all of my files, I've changed from \t to four-space SB> tabs. Beyond that, I've run many of my module files into SB> Perl::Critic. see, that is one idea that PBP and i agree upon. hard tabs (\t) is the correct way to go with indents. they can be displayed with any actual tab width by setting options in your editor. with fixed spaces you can't do that. also you can tell the exact indent level by counting the tabs. but is a 4 space indent 1 indent at 4 spaces or 2 at two spaces? SB> Is Perl::Critic recommended, and whether it is or isn't, are there any SB> other Best Practises you can recommend, so I can review/change my SB> existing code prior to moving forward again? i don't use it but i know plenty who do and it seems to be a good idea. i would recommend it for most perl hackers and if you want to enforce a known set of coding styles. i strongly enforce my own style as i edit so i don't generally need an outside agent. but then i don't like or need syntax highlighting or use debuggers other than print. SB> - what in God's name is Abigail's last name? '' (the answer to your question) uri -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Free Perl Training --- http://perlhunter.com/college.html --------- --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
