03-07-2013
I'm just saying that for good code structure, especially in printf situaitons where a template bit matches a data argument, doing one at a time give you a virtual array of lines where the template is right by the data and any comment, one field a line, give or take the occasional adjacent series of constants.
At a higher level, put all or minority record types in separate subroutines, so the flow is simple to follow: writeHeader, while ... writeData, writeTrailer.
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Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::RequireQuotedHeredocTerminator - Write " print <<'THE_END' " or " print <<"THE_END" ".
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Putting single or double-quotes around your HEREDOC terminator make it obvious to the reader whether the content is going to be
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