On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 11:05:51AM -0500, Hanson, Robert wrote:
[snip]
> In chapter 2 it mentions a rule in Perl: "any time that you need a variable
> in Perl, you can use an assignment instead. First, Perl does the
> assignment. Then it uses the variable in whatever way you requested".
>
> Ok
> -Original Message-
> From: Hanson, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 11:06 AM
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> Subject: "Learning Perl" Question
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>
> [Sorry if this isn't the place to post this, but I thought it m
[Sorry if this isn't the place to post this, but I thought it might be
interesting. Flaming will be accepted]
I'm teaching a Perl class from the Learning Perl book, and noticed an
inconsistency with the way certain constructs work.
In chapter 2 it mentions a rule in Perl: "any time that you nee
