in reply to Never, never, never
What I find interesting about this node is that "never, never, never" is purely the opinion of a programmer. I agree that some methods are not optimal, but isn't perl designed to allow you the freedom to write code the way the programmer understands it?
If it accomplishes your goal, its easy to maintain, and it doesn't crush your server or cause other problems, then do it.
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