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>Whenever I have a problem that can be solved by a Perl one-liner, there are two obstacles to using something like your book: 1. Figuring out that my problem i
by weare138 6y ago
>Whenever I have a problem that can be solved by a Perl one-liner, there are two obstacles to using something like your book:
1. Figuring out that my problem is solvable with a Perl one-liner in the first place, and
2. Finding the right patterns in the book to piece together to achieve my goal.
The same argument can be made about any programming language. What makes Perl one-liners different?
- kqr 6y agoMy comment was not about a programming language, but about a book of example one-liners. I have the same problem with any book of one-liners, no matter the subject language.