On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 4:35 AM, Tom Christiansen <tchrist@perl.com> wrote: ... > 6. %{$x{"java"}} > ... > 6. x is a hash, the value of whose "java" element hold a array ref. "hash ref"? FWIW, I appreciate the involved reasoning for using " over '. Every time I started using ' in an effort to follow recommendations expressed by some, I just didn't like it. So I stopped. Your post helps me see why I never liked it, and I feel less like a heretic. I'll probably fall back into heretic status, though, if I mention that really do like doing this when necessary: $elem = qq'<a href="$link">$text</a>'; When I'm quoting a string, I'd rather use quotes than, say, qq{}. One might argue that it's confusing, but I think the qq makes what I mean very clear. In practice, I glance at this and don't think twice. BradThread Previous | Thread Next