Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Optimizing Perl

Posted by michael on from the other-way-to-do-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Perl is an incredibly flexible language, but its ease of use can lead to some sloppy and lazy programming habits. We're all guilty of them, but there are some quick steps you can take to improve the performance of your Perl applications. This article looks at the key areas of optimization, which solutions work and which don't, and how to continue to build and extend your applications with optimization and speed in mind."

1 of 68 comments (clear)

  1. My favorite perl joke: by mshiltonj · · Score: 4, Funny

    DAY 1:
    Manager: How many lines of code did you write today?
    Developer: One.

    DAY 2:
    Manager: How many lines of code did you write today?
    Developer: One.

    Day 3:
    Manager: How many lines of code did you write today?
    Developer: One.
    Manager: Are you telling me that in three days you've only mangaged to write three lines of code?
    Developer: You don't understand -- I've been working on the same line of code all three days.
    Manager: (pauses) You're writing in perl again, aren't you?

    --
    Software Wars