in reply to Re^2: Why doesn't perl optimize this?
in thread Why doesn't perl optimize this?
Personally, I do prefer that it does not know. Any attempt to make a program smarter than the user, turns this program into monster prone to errors and hard to control. There must be a balance between "smartness" and "complexity". After all we, people, also should use our brains :)
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