Re^2: Pearls (not really) of Perl programming

[ikegami]

in reply to Re: Pearls (not really) of Perl programming
in thread Pearls (not really) of Perl programming

Have another look. This thead is discussing bad code. (I was confused a little a first too.) reverse $str not doing anything is exactly the point.

[Juerd]

This thead is discussing bad code.

That I gathered. I was wondering where this example came from. I find it hard to believe it was encountered in the wild. Conceived examples work, but they aren't as good, IMO.

[kscaldef]

Perhaps, although even if it did work, it would be a lot less clear than a substr, IMO.