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Karsten Sperling <s_sperli@ira.uka.de> writes:
>>> *** Eugene van der Pijll: 89 (11 19 13 25 21) ***
>>> --- rev.pl ---------------------------------------------
>>> #!/usr/bin/perl -p
>>> $\=$_.$\}{
>
>> That's just *beautiful*. I just couldn't see past 'print reverse<>'.
> I've been wondering for hours now how he keeps $_ from being
> destroyed by the last iteration. Of course, he just doesn't.
> Congratulations Eugene!
Yeah, it's a fantastic sidestep isn't it? I'm kicking myself for not
spotting it. It's one of those really obvious things once you see it.
--
Piers
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a language in
possession of a rich syntax must be in need of a rewrite."
-- Jane Austen?
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