Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-28 Thread Peter Scott
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Wc -Sx- Jones) writes: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition) (Even though many of you *flamed* me - _I' bck_ :) This edition I will show you how to declare variables WITHOUT using *my* $var everywhere... [snip dangerous advice]

Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-28 Thread WC -Sx- Jones
Peter Scott wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Wc -Sx- Jones) writes: This edition I will show you how to declare variables WITHOUT using *my* $var everywhere... [snip dangerous advice] This is reprehensible. #! /usr/bin/perl eval 'exec perl -S $0 $@' if 0; use strict; use

Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-28 Thread Randy W. Sims
On 3/28/2004 11:29 AM, WC -Sx- Jones wrote: Peter Scott wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Wc -Sx- Jones) writes: This edition I will show you how to declare variables WITHOUT using *my* $var everywhere... [snip dangerous advice] This is reprehensible. #!

Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-28 Thread WC -Sx- Jones
Randy W. Sims wrote: There have been a lot of corrections, but I have seen very few messages that I would consider flames. Don't take it too personally. I dont :) The really nasty ones were off list. But like I stated I'm a big guy and can handle it. Once the problem is presented the whole

Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-27 Thread Daniel Staal
--As of Saturday, March 27, 2004 10:17 AM -0500, WC -Sx- Jones is alleged to have said: Also, all of these $:: are brought into GLOBAL usage (which some programmers frown upon much like GOTO syntax is frowned upon.) --As for the rest, it is mine. They why aren't you just leaving off warnings

Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-27 Thread Morbus Iff
This edition I will show you how to declare variables WITHOUT using *my* $var everywhere... I'm not sure this is the sorta stuff I'd be teaching beginners. There are far better ways to shape impressionable minds, and this syntax just lends credence to the Perl is ugly theory (more adequately

Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-27 Thread James Edward Gray II
On Mar 27, 2004, at 9:17 AM, WC -Sx- Jones wrote: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition) (Even though many of you *flamed* me - _I' bck_ :) [snip code that scares me] Depending upon the number of flames I may post something REALLY basic next time %) I know I've complained that

Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-27 Thread Randy W. Sims
On 3/27/2004 10:17 AM, WC -Sx- Jones wrote: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition) (Even though many of you *flamed* me - _I' bck_ :) I didn't catch that thread, so I don't know why you were flamed, but I see no problem with posting occasional HOW-TOs so long as they are

Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-27 Thread Bruce Ferrell
I'm not a good enough coder to judge issues of style... Mostly grab a tweak stuff from cookbooks, BUT isn't TMTOYTDI kind of core to PERL? Or is PERL turning into Python? BYW, I like the how-tos -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-27 Thread WC -Sx- Jones
Bruce Ferrell wrote: is PERL turning into Python? No, I believe you are beginning to see the commonality between advanced langauges. Perl is, of course, everything other languages should have been. BYW, I like the how-tos It is designed to stir things up :) BTW - I highly recommend Perl Medic by

Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-27 Thread WC -Sx- Jones
Morbus Iff wrote: This edition I will show you how to declare variables WITHOUT using *my* $var everywhere... I'm not sure this is the sorta stuff I'd be teaching beginners. There are far better ways to shape impressionable minds, and this syntax just lends credence to the Perl is ugly theory

RE: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-27 Thread Charles K. Clarkson
WC -Sx- Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : : HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition) : : (Even though many of you *flamed* me - _I' bck_ :) : : This edition I will show you how to declare variables : WITHOUT using *my* $var everywhere...

Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-27 Thread WC -Sx- Jones
James Edward Gray II wrote: 1. You show a means of variable declaration that you say replaces my() when in fact it's equivalent to our(). 2. Your use of local() is scary at best. It looks like a step backwards in Perl history to me. local() is pretty misunderstood to begin with and I don't

RE: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-27 Thread Charles K. Clarkson
Bruce Ferrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : : I'm not a good enough coder to judge issues of style... : Mostly grab a tweak stuff from cookbooks, BUT isn't : TMTOWTDI kind of core to PERL? Yes. you are correct. : Or is PERL turning into Python? I don't know Python. Though I doubt it.

Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-27 Thread WC -Sx- Jones
Charles K. Clarkson wrote: To many of us, we are at war. Perl is so easy to learn that many have adopted very poor programming skills and produced very poor quality programs. It is important to many of us to turn the tide of poor perl programming habits. I strongly agree. Yes, perl allows

Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-27 Thread James Edward Gray II
On Mar 27, 2004, at 10:42 AM, WC -Sx- Jones wrote: 2. Your use of local() is scary at best. It looks like a step backwards in Perl history to me. local() is pretty misunderstood to begin with and I don't think we, of all people, should be adding to the problem. I guess I am think as a

Re: HOW-TO of the Month Club (end Of MARCH Edition)

2004-03-27 Thread R. Joseph Newton
WC -Sx- Jones wrote: James Edward Gray II wrote: 1. You show a means of variable declaration that you say replaces my() when in fact it's equivalent to our(). 2. Your use of local() is scary at best. It looks like a step backwards in Perl history to me. local() is pretty