"D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <da...@druid.net> writes: > On Tue, 24 May 2011 00:17:55 -0500 > John Bokma <j...@castleamber.com> wrote: >> > $d = @a; >> >> That will give you the number of elements in @a. What you (probably) >> mean is %hash = @array; > > If I was even considering using Perl, this one exchange would send me > screaming in the opposite direction.
To me as silly as all those people who give Python a wide berth because of significant whitespace. I am glad that I am not so limited in that respect. To me programming languages are like writing systems used by humans; each has its short comings and each has its beauty. -- John Bokma j3b Blog: http://johnbokma.com/ Perl Consultancy: http://castleamber.com/ Perl for books: http://johnbokma.com/perl/help-in-exchange-for-books.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
