CardinalFang said the following on 23/12/2005 09:25: >>>Java does allow you to wrap features up into nice, >>>self contained functional blocks that can be black box tested and >> >>then >> >>>left well alone. That's my main gripe with Perl, it isn't a language >>>that enables that kind of unit construction of an app. >> >>Agian, not so. >> > > Sorry, but Perl subroutines to me is a hack.
Ah, to *you*, maybe. > Getting parameters using > shift is horrible, it's like accessing a stack directly. Modules aren't > really encapsulation in my mind, they're a packaging feature. Java class > packages have much stricter checking on their usage when compiling > apps. > > Perl is good because it is easy to get going with it, but it also > allows you to be very undisciplined and lazy about coding style and > legibility. Having to turn on "strict" to catch fundemental coding > errors doesn't inspire confidence in me, I'm afraid. Again, that's personal. Just because *you* don't like it doesn't mean it's a bad thing. > Looks like I disagree with most people on this forum again :-) It would appear so. R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
