Benchmarking subroutine signatures
May 12, 2014 by David Farrell
We review native subroutine signatures speed and show you how to make them faster
Perl levels up with native subroutine signatures
Feb 24, 2014 by David Farrell
The syntax, the benefits and what’s coming next
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Banish unsightly variable assignments with Method::Signatures
Sep 8, 2013 by David Farrell
Add subroutine signatures to Perl
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How to track new CPAN releases
Jul 29, 2013 by David Farrell
CPAN is a fantastic Perl resource with thousands of modules and new ones being added all the time. But how do you keep track of what’s being released? This article describes three techniques for keeping tabs on the latest CPAN releases.
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Re-use code with Perl's anonymous functions
Jul 17, 2013 by David Farrell
An anonymous function in Perl is an unnamed subroutine. But what are they good for? This article shows how through using anonymous functions it’s possible to write more generic, re-usable Perl code.
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Use the logical-or and defined-or operators to provide default subroutine variable behaviour
Jul 6, 2013 by David Farrell
Perl subroutines do not have signatures so variables must be initialized and arguments assigned to them inside the subroutine code. This article describes two useful shortcuts that can simplify this process.
