Quote #141

It may be possible to get this condition from within Perl if a signal handler runs at just the wrong moment. Another point for Chip... :-)

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  1. Well, you can implement a Perl peek() with unpack('P',...). Once you have that, there's only security through obscurity. :-)
  2. As pointed out in a followup, Real Perl Programmers prefer things to be visually distinct.
  3. To ordinary folks, conversion is not always automatic. It's something that may or may not require explicit assistance. See Billy Graham. :-)
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  5. I think that's easier to read. Pardon me. Less difficult to read.
  6. That should probably be written: no !@#$%^&*:@!semicolon
  7. Just don't make the '9' format pack/unpack numbers... :-)
  8. That gets us out of deciding how to spell Reg[eE]xp?|RE . . . Of course, then we have to decide what ref $re returns... :-)

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