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Mastering Modern Perl: Writing Efficient and Maintainable Code

Writing Idiomatic Perl

Explore how to write idiomatic Perl by adopting community wisdom and styles. Understand the importance of reading code, engaging with the Perl community, and following best practices for writing maintainable, efficient, and Perlish Perl code.

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Flexibility of Perl

Perl borrows liberally from other languages. Perl lets us write the code we want to write. C programmers often write C-style Perl, just as Java programmers write Java-style Perl and Lisp programmers write Lispy Perl. Effective Perl programmers write Perlish Perl by embracing the language’s idioms:

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