* Andrew Molyneux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-20 18:25]:
> A. Pagaltzis wrote:
> > Enter splice.
> >
> > my ($max, $sep, $end) = splice @_, 0, 3;
> 
> That has brevity, certainly, but for legibility, I think I
> prefer Steven's original (shift,shift,shift)

Really? I find the splice version a lot easier on the
easier on the eyes. But that's a matter of taste. How many
parameters do I have here?

shift, shift, shift, shift, shift, shift, shift, shift, shift, shift;
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And this time?
splice @_, 0, 10;

Point in case, scalability.

-- 
Regards,
Aristotle

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