Quote #264
/* This bit of chicanery makes a unary function followed by a parenthesis into a function with one argument, highest precedence. */
More from Larry Wall
- Be consistent.
- Does the same as the system call of that name. If you don't know what it does, don't worry about it.
- Even if you aren't in doubt, consider the mental welfare of the person who has to maintain the code after you, and who will probably put pa…
- Help save the world!
- If you want your program to be readable, consider supplying the argument.
- /* we have tried to make this normal case as abnormal as possible */
- In general, they do what you want, unless you want consistency.
- Your csh still thinks true is false. Write to your vendor today and tell them that next year Configure ought to 'rm /bin/csh' unless they f…