SPUG: flip-flops

[Michael R. Wolf]

Adam Monsen <adamm at wazamatta.com> writes:

> On 12/02/02 19:48 -0500, Michael R. Wolf wrote:
> [...]
> > perl -n -e '$body   .= $_ if /^$/ .. eof();' \
> >         -e '$head   .= $_ if (1 .. /^$/);' \
> >         -e 'END{print $head, "\n", "="x40, "\n", $body;}'
> [...]
> 
> That's cool.
> 
> I'm currently taking a C class, and it's fun as hell to
> prototype the smaller problems in Perl one-liners. It is
> actually helpful, too, to start with extremely terse Perl,
> expand [loops, range/flip-flop operations, etc] into
> verbose Perl, then rewrite it in C.

So, you're a deconstructionist[1]?


      0     \
        --   )
      0     /


It seems that your method of learning C (expanded Perl),
is actually my motivation for learning Perl (compressed C).

We're on opposite sides of the same circle.

It's a yin-yang thin-thang....


           _________
          ,   `     `
         /      \     \
        /  X   :-)-:   \ 
       |        /       |
       |       /        |
       \    :-(-:  0    .
        \      \       / 
         \______\_____/


Not to be outdone by Colin's ASCII art!!!

Enjoy,
Michael



[1] deconstruction
    n : a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of
    literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated
    contradictions in a work by delving below its surface
    meaning [syn: deconstructionism] 
    Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University


-- 
Michael R. Wolf
    All mammals learn by playing!
        MichaelRunningWolf at att.net


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