Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 08:05:14 -0800 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: a perl question Message-ID: <20110105160514.GA94459@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <20110105062401.GB74123@guilt.hydra> References: <117654.42578.qm@web121409.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <AANLkTinEksoXQAA4ZAziE59h%2BLRTxSgSy2WZy6UaQne%2B@mail.gmail.com> <4D231CB7.2060902@teambox.fr> <86pqsc3774.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> <20110105062401.GB74123@guilt.hydra>
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--OXfL5xGRrasGEqWY Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Chad Perrin on Tuesday, 04 January 2011: > On Tue, Jan 04, 2011 at 09:33:03AM -0800, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: > > >>>>> "Patrick" =3D=3D Patrick Bihan-Faou <patrick.bihan-faou@teambox.f= r> writes: > >=20 > > Patrick> cat asdf.txt | grep -v XYZ | grep -v bla > >=20 > > And yet, you still have the "Useless Use of Cat". >=20 > The weirdest thing about most useless uses of cat is that not using cat > would actually be a little clearer and involve fewer keystrokes -- as in > this case. >=20 > --=20 > Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] I blame OOP. Programmer thinks about the data stream before they think about the process. It's a nouns-first orientation. --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips= .com --OXfL5xGRrasGEqWY Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNJJa5AAoJEIpckszW26+R/M4H/3YO6giXKmuxieP5cncEVw+h YTBXzjKxkTHV2lbNN57a2U5kQkTbEwloPayOQxHh96IET1GYTrdWLGK/QNcdjoz2 1A/Enn1aea5OgwMP3ZElFOWjPkUo0VMRvNBPP8HN8iDVzyp2p0ljDle5VwsjWpSJ Ub42M/X/GiQKvwDkxA6GM4FZaMjrHYDPSdcyk8zRFKnohpRK6kd8XPk24a779ZKz MH0rhTBMkLTzxkYU3fuv8toFoh6gdAutyNd5NdkgR6GbVt9jliZvZ8yo+S21Qj+E FGEB8Kv/xlRfaggHyFB0mAw8p9AJApN0Q7dLsW35x5x9fQB6Nw5K8G7ly/EhymA= =ovoM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --OXfL5xGRrasGEqWY--
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