http://www.perlmonks.org?node_id=18025


in reply to Shift, Pop, Unshift and Push with Impunity!

I'd just had a conversation on email with a friend over this very topic--using built in functions vs. rewriting the wheel, and it's comforting to know that the ones in perl aren't too greedy! I agree, too...this sort of thing keeps me coming back here every day. -brick.