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in reply to •Re: Obfuscation has no place in production code
in thread Obfuscation has no place in production code

I hardly think you are responsible for obfuscated Perl. Purposefully obfuscating code has been around for a lot longer than Perl.

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:>:> •Re: Obfuscation has no place in production code
by ignatz (Vicar) on Jun 12, 2002 at 15:36 UTC
    Merlyn wasn't taking credit for all code obfuscation. As for the JAPH, his place in history seems to have been well documented.
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      Yes I know perfectly well about the history of JAPH's. To suggest that "the whole obfu-perl" is a direct descendant of his original JAPH's is just plain silly.
        God forbid we should ever be silly. Better to be anonymous charmers spreading the love.
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