Larry Wall Quotes on Code style
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I'm sure that that could be indented more readably, but I'm scared of the awk parser.
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You want it in one line? Does it have to fit in 80 columns? :-)
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If you want your program to be readable, consider supplying the argument.
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I already have too much problem with people thinking the efficiency of a perl construct is related to its length. On the other hand, I'm perfectly capable of changing my mind next week... :-)