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Re: Does eval cause that much of a performance hit?

by perrin (Chancellor)
on May 06, 2009 at 05:24 UTC ( [id://762167]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Does eval cause that much of a performance hit?

they tend to be older guys and prefer things like a three line if construct than a trailing if

Listen to your elders! They're right. And don't let me catch you writing this:

my $foo = $bar if $baz;

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Re^2: Does eval cause that much of a performance hit?
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on May 06, 2009 at 08:50 UTC

    What are the alternatives:

    my $foo; if( $baz ) { $foo = $bar; }

    Or

    my $foo; $foo = $bar if $baz;

    Of course, if you're setting $foo, then presumably your gonna use it at some point later. And unless your enamoured with testing every variable for undef prior to using it, then in most cases there is a sensible default that it can be initialised to. In which case:

    my $foo = 0; $foo = $bar if $baz;

    Of course, that can be done "long hand" also if that's you preference.

    And that's the point. Using this particular flaw in the Perl semantics as a justifiction for a style preference is disingenuous.


    Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
    "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
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      What are the alternatives

      An alternative to your alternatives

      my $foo = defined($baz) ? $bar : undef;

      or, with a sensible default, as an explicit undef is pretty dumb,

      my $foo = defined($baz) ? $bar : 0;

      This saves at least a nextstate and an assignment, for no loss of readability.

      • another intruder with the mooring in the heart of the Perl

        I agree with you, except that we've now moved so far from the OPs point: prefer things like a three line if construct than a trailing if., and perrin's response that we're almost on a different subject. 'sides which, the same people that eshew the trailing if also tend to reject the ternary as too complex/confusing/unclear/short.

        as an explicit undef is pretty dumb,

        I'm not sure where you saw the explicit undef?


        Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
        "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
        In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

      I was teasing. I use trailing if, although only in certain circumstances:

      • it fits on one line without any obfuscation and
      • it's an interrupt, like a next or return.

      But the flaw I pointed out with "my...if" is serious and scary and everyone should be aware of it.

        I apologise for missing the humour. And you're right about "my..if".

Re^2: Does eval cause that much of a performance hit?
by Anonymous Monk on May 06, 2009 at 08:06 UTC
    They're only right about that one case :) the rest is subjective

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