[Edinburgh-pm] Parameter passing, seeking an answer....

[Ian Stuart]

When I first started coding, I'd pick up parameters in functions thus:

sub myFunc {
  my self = shift;
  # stuff
}

I've noticed that people have moved to a new style:

sub myFunc {
   my ($self) = @_;
   # stuff
}

Is there a good compelling reason for this (new to me) style?

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Ian "Perl Laghu" Stuart.