Me ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > [symbolic references are] a bad idea.
>
> I've not seen this expressed in, say, the Camel.
I missed the message you quoted above, so I reply to you, even if you
don't said this :-)
(I hope that's not too off-topic here, but a bit of advocacy sometimes
doesn't hurt. This is a beginner's list after all, so here we go...)
<advocacy lang="not necessary perl">
Why would it be that symbolic references are bad? Ok, one needs to know
when to use it, but it's not good practice to miss a powerful feature
just because one's afraid of it.
goto has its place most languages
longjmp has its place in C
and so do symbolic references in perl.
I recommend reading "The Practice of Programming" by Kernigham. He
makes some strong points towards using language idions and features.
Perhaps a VB-Programmer has problems reading that code, but for
experienced perl-programmers, the alternative would be equally awkward.
There's a huge gap between writing code for the obfuscated perl contest
and making good use of available language features. Don't be afraid to
write code that needs an experienced maintainer, *sometimes*, difficult
problems need difficult code.
</advocacy>
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