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Rod Adams writes:
> Okay, this rant is more about the \s<\s than \s=\s. To me, it is easier
> to understand the grouping of line 1 than line 2 below:
>
> if( $a<$b && $c<$d ) {...}
> if( $a < $b && $c < $d ) {...}
>
> In line2, my mind has to stop and ask: is that "($a < $b) && ($c <
> $d)", or "$a < ($b && $c) < $d". It quickly comes to the right answer,
> but the question never comes up in the first line. If I wanted to use
> more parens for clarity, I'd use LISP.
This is Perl. TMTOWTCI (Clarify It).
if ($a < $b) && ($c < $d) {...}
if $a < $b and $c < $d {...}
if $a < $b && $c < $d {...}
In particular, you need to ask yourself which you'd rather have:
$a<$b with %h«key»
$a < $b with %h<key>
But you might actually have to ask yourself. I'm still not sure... (and
I'm not even paying attention to the left side).
Luke