>>>>> "7" == 7 <7stud.7s...@gmail.com> writes:
7> Because unless and until statements are harder to maintain, NO ONE should 7> use them--least of all beginners. 7> Because unless and until statements are harder to *read and maintain*, NO ONE 7> should use them--least of all beginners. wrong again. unless is very commonly used by decent perl hackers. i teach its use when i can. it obviates the need for extraneous ! ops and reads better as it is one word vs 'if not' which is two. simpler is better. now unless/else is an abomination which should never be used. and unless/elsif should be a cause for execution of the coder. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- 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/