Re: Optimization for readability and speed (code)

in reply to Optimization for readability and speed (code)

I'm with Randal on this one. Why not just add the following comment?

# match a number using regular expreeion - for more
# information, read "Learning Perl" or "Programming Perl",
# both published by O'Reilly at:
# http://www.ora.com
[download]

I mean, regular expressions are a foundation of Perl. Letting people loose on a Perl script who don't know what a regular expression is, is like letting a graphic designer build web pages without seeing or understanding the underlying code...

Ah, yes, well, ahem... cLive ;-)

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