On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Rob Dixon <rob.di...@gmx.com> wrote:
> Why are you replying to me? My post did use the three-argument form of > open(). Also: > > - It is bad form to use upper case letters for lexical variables > "Perl Best Practices" disagrees with you. > - Passing / / as the first parameter of split() will split on the first > single space in the string. It is better to use ' ' instead which > discards leading whitespace and splits on the next contiguous > sequence of whitespace > Maybe I don't want to disregard leading whitespace? The regex was appropriate for my example--which by the way was not about regexes. My example was meant to demonstrate how split() works in the easiest possible manner--eliminating the use of perl's global variables or anything else that might confuse a beginner. The intricacies of how split() works can be gleaned from the docs. > - IMO it is bad manners and contrary to the spirit of the list to offer > only an enigmatic handle to identify the author > I admire community activists. Good luck with your cause. Cheers.
