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diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/pods/perlintro.pod b/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/pods/perlintro.pod index c47274bc646..2d0076a029d 100644 --- a/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/pods/perlintro.pod +++ b/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/pods/perlintro.pod @@ -22,6 +22,25 @@ Throughout this document you'll see references to other parts of the Perl documentation. You can read that documentation using the C<perldoc> command or whatever method you're using to read this document. +Throughout Perl's documentation, you'll find numerous examples intended +to help explain the discussed features. Please keep in mind that many +of them are code fragments rather than complete programs. + +These examples often reflect the style and preference of the author of +that piece of the documentation, and may be briefer than a corresponding +line of code in a real program. Except where otherwise noted, you +should assume that C<use strict> and C<use warnings> statements +appear earlier in the "program", and that any variables used have +already been declared, even if those declarations have been omitted +to make the example easier to read. + +Do note that the examples have been written by many different authors over +a period of several decades. Styles and techniques will therefore differ, +although some effort has been made to not vary styles too widely in the +same sections. Do not consider one style to be better than others - "There +Is More Than One Way Of Doing It" is one Perl's mottos. After all, in your +journey as a programmer, you are likely to encounter different styles. + =head2 What is Perl? Perl is a general-purpose programming language originally developed for |