Hey, this is fun! Here's my take on things:
| Favorite Perl Instruction |
map |
I have to agree here. Brings back memories of using Scheme in college. |
| Least Favorite Instruction |
format |
I just never have reason to use it |
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| Favorite Looping Mechanism |
postfix for |
A bare block with redo is a close runner up |
| Least Favorite Looping Mechanism |
do {...} while (...) |
It's bass ackwards |
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| Favorite Module |
Data::Dumper |
Inspect those hairy data structures |
| Least Favorite Module |
Anything that starts with XML:: |
I suppose I'll have to give in someday soon, though. |
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| Favorite Special Variable |
$_ |
It's where all the magic happens! |
| Least Favorite Special Variable |
$] |
Fun for obfuscating, but "Its use is highly discouraged" |
| Favorite variable type |
hash |
Like having a struct in C, but you can add elements on the fly! |
| Favorite Command Line Switch |
-w |
Second runner up: "-MCPAN -e shell" |
| Least Favorite Command Line Switch |
-U |
It's Unsafe! |
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| Favorite Pragma |
strict |
Of course! 8^) |
| Favorite Regexp Modifier |
i |
I'm sooo insensitive. ;^) |
| Favorite Regexp Metachar |
\Q |
Quote me, baby! |
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| Favorite Descriptive Variable Name |
$self | Fresh-baked objects... yum! |
| Favorite HERE Doc delimitor |
EOT | "End Of Text" |
| Favorite Filehandle |
STDERR |
always there when you need a friend.... |
