>>>>> "Martyn" == Martyn Pearce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Martyn> Possibly, although I must ask: since everything is up-for-grabs, I ask
Martyn> (without implying any feeling one-way-or-tother):
Martyn> How useful is the , operator in it's C-style statement separator, as
Martyn> opposed to list separator guise? It seems to be a common cause of
Martyn> confusion.
I use it a lot, in places where I want two expressions executed,
especially as one part of "EXPR while EXPR" or "EXPR if EXPR".
Yeah, I could use a do-block on either side, but then I might
as well go to a full while statement.
warn("too much information"), return 3 if $some_condition;
Very handy.
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