Why does perl allow so many different ways of doing essentially the same thing? >>>>> "PY" == Peng Yu <pengyu.ut(a)gmail.com> writes: PY> According to Programming Perl, more than one way may not always PY> be better. But I just don't see more than one way is better at PY> all. comp.lang.python is over there; comp.lang.java is down the hall; comp.lang.ruby is between the two of t... 11 Jun 2010 18:07
FAQ 9.2 My CGI script runs from the command line but not the browser. (500 Server Error) This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq9.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at http://faq.perl.org . --------... 10 Jun 2010 06:41
Why does perl allow so many different ways of doing essentiallythe same thing? Peng Yu wrote: The following thread shows many ways of reading a given number of lines. http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.perl.misc/browse_thread/thread/478db847f15ce016/fe47580f819866cb?lnk=gst&q=pengyu.ut#fe47580f819866cb But I doubt that having multiple ways of doing the same thing really ... 11 Jun 2010 21:27
FAQ 4.4 Does Perl have a round() function? What about ceil() and floor()? Trig functions? This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq4.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at http://faq.perl.org . --------... 9 Jun 2010 13:04
Why does perl allow so many different ways of doing essentially the same thing? The following thread shows many ways of reading a given number of lines. http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.perl.misc/browse_thread/thread/478db847f15ce016/fe47580f819866cb?lnk=gst&q=pengyu.ut#fe47580f819866cb But I doubt that having multiple ways of doing the same thing really give us any advantages over... 12 Jun 2010 07:09
FAQ 6.16 How can I do approximate matching? This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq6.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at http://faq.perl.org . --------... 9 Jun 2010 06:24
graphics Hi, I'm using Perl to print from database, which works great. Now I'd like to print a .JPG picture with it. However, searching CPAN I find a LOT of graphics modules. Any recommendation which one to use for this? Thanks. ... 14 Jun 2010 18:28
stuff I just wanted to say a few things about this newsgroup. I think it is a really good newsgroup. Even though, in the past there has been some things in this newsgroup I didn't like I also presenterd things that in the newsgroup people don't like. I am also hoping that people post stuff about more advanced perl stuff ... 8 Jun 2010 18:20
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convert integer to string This is embarrassing! I read an input file, split each row on the separators, pick out the unique key (which consists of seven digits), create a hash element on the key, and read the other values into an anonymous hash. This has worked for years without a hitch. Yesterday, my user requested the app to print a ... 9 Jun 2010 17:33 |