>>>>> "PP" == Philip Potter <philip.g.pot...@gmail.com> writes:
PP> On 12 April 2010 04:31, Uri Guttman <u...@stemsystems.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> "AM" == Abimael Martinez <abijr....@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> AM> print {$tmp} "$div_start";
>>
>> no need for the {} around a single scalar handle.
PP> But it *does* comply with Perl Best Practices #136.
PP> * It makes the filehandle obviously different from the other arguments
PP> * It makes you less likely to accidentally put a wrong comma in:
PP> print {$tmp}, $div_start;
PP> * If you forget a comma on a print statement where you just meant to
PP> print to STDOUT, it stands out as being wrong:
PP> print $arg1 $arg2; # should have been print $arg1, $arg2; or print
PP> {$arg1} $arg2
PP> * IOW, it forces you to be more explicit about when you are printing
PP> to a fh and when you are printing to STDOUT.
PP> So there's at least 2 other people out there (Damian and me) who think
PP> the OP's version is reasonable.
and did you see my much shorter answer with no file handles at all??
and PBP isn't always right. it is meant as a list of interesting
suggestions to pick and choose from. read the intro to get that. also
note that i was one of the tech editors of that book. i know it
well. and i disagree with some of it too. damian is fine with that. :)
uri
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