me too, mostly at the end of a sub.

If I need a template, then it'll normally also merit a sub.

sub html_admin {
    my($user_number)=@_;

    my $HTML_restricted = "";
    $HTML_restricted = <<"__HTML__" if $user_number == 20;
    <tr>
         <td class="someClass">Restricted</td>
    </tr>
__HTML__

    return << "__HTML__";
<table>
     <tr>
          <td class="someclass" style="text-align:center">Some Content
+</td>
     </tr>
     $HTML_restricted
</table>
__HTML__

}
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Personally I put the HERE-IS block at the left hand edge, and skip the whole "indent" thing. (A what (indent) you see, is what you get.)

me too, mostly at the end of a sub.

I think that LanX and tybalt89 have answered much of my question...is there an accepted best practice?
Sounds like it's to just ignore the whole indent problem.

> is there an accepted best practice?

yes, but you won't like it. :)

It's use one of the many template systems, especially for HTML.

You can role your own, but at the end you will reinvent the wheel.

Personally I'm stuck with a system at $work where I have to roll my own :/

Another best practice is MVC ... well separation of code and templates at least.

Cheers Rolf
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