Re: "Baby" Perl versus "Bad" Perl

[tphyahoo]

Maybe...

Baby perl doesn't use shortcuts. EG, doesn't use references, and if it does use them it uses them verbosely: ${$ref} not $$ref. Doesn't use methods, just subs. Doesn't use the "pronouns", eg $_, @_. Or better put, uses them a little bit, but quickly sets them to vars so that the baby doesn't have to look at something that looks like punctuation.

for with a test instead of grep. for instead of map.

On the other hand, basic things, like avoiding overuse of global variables, should be observed even by a "baby."

And I disagree that use strict shouldn't be expected of babies. If you see your baby crawling towards a glowing fireplace with a goofy smile on his face, you would stop him and yell at him not to do that again, no? Same thing.

[Anonymous Monk]

If you see your baby crawling towards a glowing fireplace with a goofy smile on his face, you would stop him and yell at him not to do that again, no?

"The burnt hand teaches best" :-)