<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I don't think it is required. See my last post. <br><br><div>--</div><div>From my iP<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">hone</span></div><div>Geoffrey Myers</div></div><div><br>On Jan 18, 2013, at 10:21 AM, Jim Kinney <<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>It's required. Not just a "style thing".<br><br>Alternatively, put subroutines in external files and call them in from the top of the script. My Perl is getting quite rusty but I think it's <br><br>require:<file> ;<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Geoffrey Myers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com" target="_blank">lists@serioustechnology.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="auto"><div>Not trolling. I didn't want to taint the discussion by specifying my particular style. It does appear to me that most perl code I encounter has subroutines before the main code. <div class="im"><br>
<br><div>--</div><div>From my iP<span>hone</span></div><div>Geoffrey Myers</div></div></div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Jan 18, 2013, at 10:00 AM, Brandon Wood <<a href="mailto:woody@2143.net" target="_blank">woody@2143.net</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div> Not sure if you're trolling or looking to have a more specific discussion as "most perl coders" is a bit of a broad statement. There are a LOT of Perl coders, many with different styles. So far as the language itself is concerned you can do it different ways; though there are suggested good practices.</div>
<div><br></div><div> And yes, Perl is still alive and well and in a period of renaissance these last few years. There is an active Perl Mongers group in Atlanta that meets the first Thursday of the month. All are welcome, see <a href="http://atlanta.pm.org" target="_blank">http://atlanta.pm.org</a> for more information.</div>
<div><br></div><div>--</div><div>Woody<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Sam Rakowski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:devnull@iamdevnull.info" target="_blank">devnull@iamdevnull.info</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Perl is eternal.<br>
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