[ale] Perl coding style

[Jim Kinney]

It's required. Not just a "style thing".

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

require:<file> ;

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Geoffrey Myers <
lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
> --
> From my iPhone
> Geoffrey Myers
>
> On Jan 18, 2013, at 10:00 AM, Brandon Wood <woody at 2143.net> wrote:
>
>   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.
>
>   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
> http://atlanta.pm.org for more information.
>
> --
> Woody
>
> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Sam Rakowski <devnull at iamdevnull.info>wrote:
>
>> Perl is eternal.
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