Unobfuscated Perl (#1) A Rogue Group Of Perl Hackers Has Presented A Plan To Add A "use Really_goddamn_strict" Pragma That Would Enforce Readability And UNobfuscation.

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Unobfuscated Perl (#1)

A rogue group of Perl hackers has presented a plan to add a "use
really_goddamn_strict" pragma that would enforce readability and
UNobfuscation. With this pragma in force, the Perl compiler might say:

* Warning: Program contains zero comments. You've probably never seen or
used one before; they begin with a # symbol. Please start using them or
else a representative from the nearest Perl Mongers group will come to
your house and beat you over the head with a cluestick.

* Warning: Program uses a cute trick at line 125 that might make sense in
C. But this isn't C!

* Warning: Code at line 412 indicates that programmer is an idiot. Please
correct error between chair and monitor.

* Warning: While There's More Than One Way To Do It, your method at line
523 is particularly stupid. Please try again.

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