Comments on: What I don’t like about Perl http://www.tienshiao.org/archives/2004/03/11/what-i-dont-like-about-perl/ The Official Tienshiao Ma Fan Club Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:23:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dedoleo http://www.tienshiao.org/archives/2004/03/11/what-i-dont-like-about-perl/#comment-50 Dedoleo Wed, 17 Mar 2004 16:39:07 +0000 http://www.tienshiao.org/wordpress/?p=63#comment-50 . .

]]> By: Dedoleo http://www.tienshiao.org/archives/2004/03/11/what-i-dont-like-about-perl/#comment-49 Dedoleo Wed, 17 Mar 2004 16:38:34 +0000 http://www.tienshiao.org/wordpress/?p=63#comment-49 Hmm, interesting. It seems backslashes are added for special characters to go through. However, when I put in the wrong password, that modified text was put right back into the edit window. And then when I put in the correct password, my entry ended up with a bunch of backslashes. Hmm, interesting. It seems backslashes are added for special characters to go through. However, when I put in the wrong password, that modified text was put right back into the edit window. And then when I put in the correct password, my entry ended up with a bunch of backslashes.

]]> By: Dedoleo http://www.tienshiao.org/archives/2004/03/11/what-i-dont-like-about-perl/#comment-48 Dedoleo Wed, 17 Mar 2004 16:37:27 +0000 http://www.tienshiao.org/wordpress/?p=63#comment-48 I've noticed most of what you're talking about though I tend to like it. 4. Unless is, of course, not necessary, though it may improve readability. To be technical, for loops aren't necessary either; they're just convenient while loops. I think Unless is safe to have around seeing as you don't have to use it if you don't want. 5. I think the suffixes really improve readability for one line executions. For example, if (a == b) { print "a equals b"; } as compared to, print "a equals b" if (a == b); I find the latter much easier to read and type. --- Perl seems to be an easy-going language and it gets the job done. I agree that the price for being "easy going" is also being a bit messy and having a bit of redundancy. I’ve noticed most of what you’re talking about though I tend to like it.

4. Unless is, of course, not necessary, though it may improve readability. To be technical, for loops aren’t necessary either; they’re just convenient while loops. I think Unless is safe to have around seeing as you don’t have to use it if you don’t want.

5. I think the suffixes really improve readability for one line executions.

For example,
if (a == b) {
print “a equals b”;
}

as compared to,

print “a equals b” if (a == b);

I find the latter much easier to read and type.

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Perl seems to be an easy-going language and it gets the job done. I agree that the price for being “easy going” is also being a bit messy and having a bit of redundancy.

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