Re: Learning Perl

On Jun 13, 8:44 am, mer...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Randal L. Schwartz) wrote:
"Jim" == Jim Cochrane <allergic-to-s...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Jim> IOW, in Perl, a semicolon is a statement separator, not a statement
Jim> terminator.

No, you're recalling Pascal.

In Perl, it is indeed a statement terminator, but only for those statements
that require it (not a while or an if, for example). However, the final
semicolon of any scope (file or block or eval-string) is optional.

print "Just another Perl hacker,"; # the original

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Hi Everyone,

Thank you for your candid feedback. I do appreciate it. Like I said,
this is the first step for us- We are adding features to the site to
allow users to comment on/make corrections to existing content/build
learning material together/attribute content to various sources.

Regarding usefulness- our developers, and many others have found it
very effective. But it may not be your style. I will update you when
we've added to community piece so we can put your rants/raves to good
use.

Thanks again,

Elizabeth
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