Ruben, See I knew you were capable of a rational post. This one was a great example of being passionate while not assultive. :-)
I guess I wasn't paying close enough attention. I had thought that the tenor of this thread was that Perl was a great language -- though not for the faint at heart. Everyone I have talked to feels that perl is really cool. Kevin On 8/19/05, Ruben Safir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It is a sign of achievement > > to be able reason with someone who differs in opinion with one's own > > beliefs with patience. > > > > That's one way of putting it. This necessary assault on Perl has been > going, rudely I might add, for many years. Nobody's mind is changed > from mailing lists. All you can hope for is an expression of truth. > It's like leading bread crumbs for the willing seekers of truth. > > So far in this mailing list I've been told that MS is not a convicted > monopolist with a proved record of deceitful business methods, that > Pharmaceutic costs and pricing is driven by the FDA, and now that PErl > is evil. > > It's been an interesting month. > > This is almost as good as going to a natural healer for advice on > cancer. > > > Ruben > > > Kevin > > > > On 8/19/05, Ruben Safir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Apropos code maintainability/longetivity, from the python zen site: > > > > > > > > > > Adolescent claptrap. I have code thats been maintained for 8 years in > > > Perl through generations of programmers. > > > > > > Ruben > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > > > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle > > > Practices > > > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > > > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices > > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > > _______________________________________________ > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
