#NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitReverseSortBlock - Forbid $b before $a in sort blocks.

#AFFILIATION

This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.

#DESCRIPTION

Conway says that it is much clearer to use reverse than to flip $a and $b around in a sort block. He also suggests that, in newer perls, reverse is specifically looked for and optimized, and in the case of a simple reversed string sort, using reverse with a sort with no block is faster even in old perls.

my @foo = sort { $b cmp $a } @bar;         #not ok
my @foo = reverse sort @bar;               #ok

my @foo = sort { $b <=> $a } @bar;         #not ok
my @foo = reverse sort { $a <=> $b } @bar; #ok

#CONFIGURATION

This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

#AUTHOR

Chris Dolan <cdolan@cpan.org>

#COPYRIGHT