note Anonymous Monk <p> 1) I have no preference (<small>even if slice might Benchmark faster</small>), its all the same , but I like to online the slice <p> <tt> my %foo; @foo{@bar} = (0) x @bar; </tt> <p>Just because its not legal to <c> my( @foo{ @bar } ) = (0) x @bar; </c> doesn't mean it can't be onelined :) <p> 2) This one is trickier, both of those irritate me slightly, though not enough prefer either, or not-use either :) <p> Out of habit, unless my editor helps out with whitespace, I multi-line my ternary <c> my $foo = 42 == $bar ? ".." : "";</c> <p> Although I actually prefer <p> <tt> my $foo = ""; 42==$bar and $foo = "forty two"; </tt> <p> I'm fine with <c> my $foo = ""; $foo = "forty two" if 42==$bar; </c> too <p> All the choices are very much a non issue for me, even if the slightly irritating versions break/disrupt flow/scanability/skimmability for some, like inline comments ( [id://915945]), I doesn't slow me down much , its mosquito or hurdle not doors/walls 1013548 1013548 22