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  • The situation with Perl's warnings and errors is not always so rosey. For example, with this program:

    #!/usr/bin/perl

    use strict;
    use warnings;

    $name = "Sophie";

    print "Hello $name!\n";

    We get:

    Global symbol "$name" requires explicit package name at test.pl line 6.
    Global symbol "$name" requires explicit package name at test.pl line 8.
    Execution of test.pl aborted due to compilation errors.

    After years of using use strict I got used to the fact that it means that I haven't declared the variable using a "m

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