Re^4: Common Perl Pitfalls

[dwalin]

Considering that Joe_'s example uses a handle and your last two use filename, it could be confusing for a novice.

Why I wouldn't use the second example in production? Readability. Not everybody is familiar with intimate relationship between @ARGV and <>, and this solution doesn't really give any advantage over the common one.

P.S. As for your show-off harshness, I care less for anti-snobs than I do for snobs. You didn't hire me, you have no authority to fire me. Have a good day sir.

Regards,
Alex.

[JavaFan]

Not everybody

Ah, but I don't have to write my production code for everybody. At best, only a hundred or so eyes will see my production code before it's obsolete or rewritten.

[dwalin]

Well, I would consider myself lucky if I could afford writing production code knowing that only people smarter than me will ever see it. Not there yet, if ever.

Regards,
Alex.

[JavaFan]

I work with people who can do at least one of the following:
• Have seen the idiom before. (If you think I invented the line we're talking about, you're mistaken).
• Understand the code we're talking about.
• Read the manual pages.
• Run git blame and ask.
I'm sorry you have to work with people who lack all of those skills.