Perl DWIMery

azstyx has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello team, Im rather new to perl and i have seen this acronym "DWIMery" used sometimes in reference to Perl.......so what does it stand for? thx!

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Re: Perl DWIMery by revdiablo (Prior) on Dec 03, 2004 at 20:32 UTC
As jZed already mentioned, DWIM means "Do What I Mean." It's one of the common Perl design goals. It means that, as much as possible, things should just work as expected. Sometimes it seems as if Perl is reading your mind -- that's DWIMery.	[reply]
Re^2: Perl DWIMery by azstyx (Acolyte) on Dec 03, 2004 at 20:34 UTC
Thanks to jZed and revdiablo!!!! :)	[reply]
Re^2: Perl DWIMery by monsieur_champs (Curate) on Dec 04, 2004 at 15:55 UTC
revdiablo: great definition! I've included this definition in the "Guide to PerlMonks Acronyms and Abbreviations" node, at the FAQ. Hope you don't mind. :-) -- monsieur_champs	[reply]
Re: Perl DWIMery by jZed (Prior) on Dec 03, 2004 at 20:30 UTC
DWIM = Do What I Mean.	[reply]
Re: Perl DWIMery by erix (Prior) on Dec 03, 2004 at 20:54 UTC
And see Re: Magic, which is part of another thread discussing Perls DWIM/Magic (a funny and informative thread).	[reply]