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From: schaefer@ogicse.ogi.edu (Barton E. Schaefer)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl
Subject: Re: "MOST COMMON NOVICE BUG" contest
Message-ID: <7856@ogicse.ogi.edu>
Date: 9 Mar 90 15:43:02 GMT
References: <15230@bfmny0.UU.NET> <15232@bfmny0.UU.NET> <1118@etnibsd.UUCP> <1990Mar9.013018.14672@virtech.uucp>
Organization: Oregon Graduate Institute (formerly OGC), Beaverton, OR
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In article <1990Mar9.013018.14672@virtech.uucp> cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill) writes:
} In article <1118@etnibsd.UUCP> vsh@etnibsd.UUCP (Steve Harris) writes:
} >So, what are the "TEN MOST COMMON NOVICE BUGS" in perl?
} 
} Every dang time I write, or modify, a script I always have
} at least 1 syntax error where I didn't put the $ before a variable in 
} an assignment.  Too much shell programming, I guess.

In a similar vein,

	foreach variable_missing_dollar (@List) { ... }

I also find myself automatically typing one of "else if" or "elif"
instead of "elsif".  (Why in the world did you pick that particular
contraction, Larry?  Just because nobody else did?)
-- 
Bart Schaefer          "EARTH: Surrender IMMEDIATELY or we PICKLE DAN QUAYLE"

                                                                    "THPPFT!"
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