[PLUG] Grab the most recent file in perl?

[Felix Lee]

merlyn at stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz):
> There.  Single O/S request per file.  Just like ls -t.  Faster
> than ls -t for a large list, because it's O(n), not a sort.

yep.

> Felix, I'm no longer sure whether you're malicious, or just a bad
> programmer.  The jury remains out.

can I vote for 'heretic'?

my unattainable goal is zero bugs.  size of programs and
complexity of programs are the enemy.  replacing one line of
adequate code with ten for a marginal performance gain is
not a win.
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