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*** they each do different things, it's not rocket science - ajt | *** they each do different things, it's not rocket science - ajt | ||
*** if that confuses you, stick to 'str' and "str" -mst | *** if that confuses you, stick to 'str' and "str" -mst | ||
*** qw() is a shortcut for creating a list, not an array. If these cons are by the same person claiming "long experience" in training Perl users, it starts to smell like either a lie or a vast exaggeration to me. -phaylon | |||
** &sub() is resolved at runtime but sub() is resolved at compile time, ''except'' for methods. | ** &sub() is resolved at runtime but sub() is resolved at compile time, ''except'' for methods. | ||
*** &sub() is perl 4 syntax so it behaves weirdly, don't use it in perl 5! -mst | *** &sub() is perl 4 syntax so it behaves weirdly, don't use it in perl 5! -mst | ||