Re^2: Efficient way to verify scalar contents (updated x3)

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Note that given/when are unforunately still experimental

That's a good thing. Their design is broken. The only reason they haven't been removed is that too many people are using them despite that problems with them X_X.

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Re^3: Efficient way to verify scalar contents (updated x3) by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jun 23, 2020 at 18:35 UTC
Correction, smart-matching is the one with the broken design. I think given/when's only problem is that they sometimes use smart-matching. But without smart-matching, there's not much point to given/when. For example, the OP would avoid given/when by making nothing but the following changes: given ⇒ for first when ⇒ if other when ⇒ elsif default ⇒ else	[reply]
Re^4: Efficient way to verify scalar contents (updated x3) by Anonymous Monk on Jun 23, 2020 at 19:29 UTC
'given' has a return value, 'for' doesnt	[reply]

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