chromatic/modern_perl_book — Issue #198: 3.4.10 loop Control
Author: legrady
Created: 2011-11-03 20:59:03+00:00
State: open

_ next _ and _ last _ drastically improve the readability of code by handling unusual situations in bite size chunks. The alternative---at least in my old C experience---would be long nested if-the-else blocks.

While the section has the essential information about loop control, a comment about why they are useful might be beneficial.