User: BSD-R-Me

Dude

On: Bell Labs Unix Group Disbanded

Dude, where's my Unix!

Re:Perl Runs Slashdot?

On: Learning Perl, 4th Ed.

I escape it out of habit as a visual reminder to me that it is the literal period character so that when I come back to the code I know right away what I meant. Good eye you have :\

Re:Perl Runs Slashdot?

On: Learning Perl, 4th Ed.

LOL get a clue, the quote I left is exactly that... a quote from someone else.

I don't think php is "training wheels without the bicycle" I think php is a "bike with training wheels" it will help keep you from falling down but everyone can see that you are just learning to ride.

There will always be a holy war over which language is better, you are not even worth drawing my sword. A simple look at your comments reveals this.

Re:Perl Runs Slashdot?

On: Learning Perl, 4th Ed.

To funny... the corrected code is below

if ($php eq 'Personal Home Page') {
$code = 'good language to learn basics';
}else{
$code =~ s#(slashdot.org)#/.#;
}

also the substitution could have been writen as:

$code =~ s#slashdot\.org#/.#;

no need to put the word into $1 if i'm not going to use it.

PHP is "training wheels without the bicycle".
Use it if mod_perl isn't available, but if you have a choice, learn something with power rather than scaffolding.
Ahmen

Perl Runs Slashdot?

On: Learning Perl, 4th Ed.

I'm not sure if its still true but the last time I checked /. uses mod_perl and template toolkit to run most of the show.

if ($php == 'Personal Home Page') {
$code = 'good language to learn basics';
}else{
$code =~ s#(slashdot.org)#/.#;
}