Perl: Best Practices

: Use descriptive, consistent names (e.g., lowercase with underscores for variables and subroutines) and mark reference variables with a _ref suffix.

: Throw exceptions using croak or die instead of returning special "failure" values like undef . Perl Best Practices

: Write test cases using modules like Test::More before writing the actual code to verify behavior from the start. : Use descriptive, consistent names (e

Consistency is more important than any single style choice. Automated tools help enforce these standards: : Use descriptive