[Changed my word wrap to 72--sorry about that.] > For starters, check out "Tiger Woods isn’t Worried, and Neither is
I remember reading that, but I'll look at it again. > To do what you're asking requires more than the one page of real > estate that the Perl Golf column is currently limited to. I think > Mike does a great job taking readers from an average bulky first > solution through to the streamlined final product. Hmmm ... I'll have to read again ... while enjoyed reading the column, I wasn't really satisfied by it. Maybe focusing on one aspect of condensation ... no ... that doesn't really work at the higher (lower?) levels of PG. Hmmm ... maybe an occasional article about how to choose your starting point? The first step is usually to just write as you would a normal program--but my problem (only in this) is that I think in -w and use strict terms. Switching that off isn't as easy as changing $^W! :) > I will do my best to incorporate your suggestions into to the next > column. I appreciate that. I *do* realize that you have to consider *all* of your readers though! :) > put into Perl Golf worthwhile! Of course, I would never advocate > using Perl Golf techniques in production code, but it certainly opens > up new avenues of thought and expands your Perl tool box immensely. Definitely. Any of my programmers submits a script without -w or use strict get's threatened with a loss of movie privileges! Alan -- Despite all appearances, your boss is a thinking, feeling, human being.
