On Jan 13, 2004, at 6:59 AM, Dan Anderson wrote:
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1. Prototyping can lead to inlined functions which increases the
speed
of commonly used functions. Prototype when you can.
2. As soon as somebody uses your function in a way it wasn't supposed
to be used, your program can explode. Never p
I am somewhat confused as to when to prototype a subroutine. Under the
tips section Programming Perl makes the following points:
1. Prototyping can lead to inlined functions which increases the speed
of commonly used functions. Prototype when you can.
2. As soon as somebody use