Larry Wall Quotes on Readability
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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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Though I'll admit readability suffers slightly...
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So far we've managed to avoid turning Perl into APL. :-)
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As pointed out in a followup, Real Perl Programmers prefer things to be visually distinct.
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Just put in another goto, and then it'll be readable. :-)
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I've always maintained a cordial dislike for indent, because it's usually right.
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If you want your program to be readable, consider supplying the argument.
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Perl is designed to give you several ways to do anything, so consider picking the most readable one.