Re: bad code to good golf

On 2007-12-09, at 00:28:08 -0800, Michael G Schwern wrote:

> Uri Guttman wrote:
> > i have two solutions of 33 and 24 chars so you have to beat those. the
> > longer one is amusing enough to show it later.
> 
> sub new {bless{@_[1..$#_]},shift}
> 
> Was my first shot at 23.  Then I figured I could knock off that range op...
> 
> sub new {$a=shift;bless{@_},$a}
> 
> 21.  And it's even strict clean. :)

Also at 21, also strict safe, and doesn't "misuse" $a ;-)

 sub new {bless{splice@_,1},pop}

Marcus

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