>>>>> "JWK" == John W Krahn <jwkr...@shaw.ca> writes:
JWK> Uri Guttman wrote: >>>>>>> "JD" == Jatin Davey<jasho...@cisco.com> writes: >> >> >> but it isn't as good as my code. don't use $_ unless you have to (as in >> >> map/grep). it is much better to use named variables. JD> Any reason to use named variables than to use the default variable ($_) ? >> >> yes, you can read the code and see what the variable is for. $_ is >> useful in some situations but not for foreach loops and similar >> things. names are important in code and $_ has no name. you lose the >> opportunity to tell the reader of the code what the variable contains >> and what it is used for. JWK> Yes, and using $month for the keys 'english' and 'french' does not JWK> really do that. Perhaps using $language would have been better? my bad. i was seeing months all over the code so that stuck. 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/
