Larry Wall Quotes on Style
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You want it in one line? Does it have to fit in 80 columns? :-)
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Personally, I like to defiantly split my infinitives. :-)
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I wouldn't ever write the full sentence myself, but then, I never use goto either.
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It's appositival, if it's there. And it doesn't have to be there. And it's really obvious that it's there when it's there.
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As pointed out in a followup, Real Perl Programmers prefer things to be visually distinct.
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I've always maintained a cordial dislike for indent, because it's usually right.
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Be consistent.
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The problem with being consistent is that there are lots of ways to be consistent, and they're all inconsistent with each other.