Hi ( 02.11.01 13:42 -0500 ) Perrin Harkins: > It's not that map is so evil, but rather that I have often seen people > overuse it (especially after a first-reading of "Effective Perl"), and > write confusing code with it by jamming too much into the "map { some > stuff } @list" form.
As a former map addict, I was shown the error of my ways on #[EMAIL PROTECTED] when it was pointed out to me that map returns a value. If you're not going to use that value, just use for[each]. This way the code is easier to read and the extra overhead of the return value [minute as it is] is avoided. -- .--- ...