In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Chris Fedde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 18:53:15 -0600 _brian_d_foy wrote: > | In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Chris Fedde > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > | > On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:37:54 -0600 _brian_d_foy wrote: > | > | for your comments: > | > | * removed the comments about backticks and cat. not everyone has cat. > | > A note about portability sure, but perhaps not a complete whacking. > | in general, should a shell script be used to answer a Perl question? a lot > | of people complained about the Unix bias in answers. *shrug* > We are arguing minutia. Your read technique should be the preferred it's not "my" technique. i'm patching the FAQ based on a suggestion from another user in comp.lang.perl.misc. this isn't about me. can we work together without the friction? :) > method for doing this. It should appear first. should it appear first? it certainly wouldn't be my first choice of a way to do it. why does it matter which order? is the current order of examples not the best? > Drop the backtick stuff. so, have you changed your mind about your previous comment, or is this sarcasm? i'm trying to work as a group here, instead of making all sorts of changes without discussion. you had a comment about the change, and i asked a general policy question. does this answer mean that you agree that shell scripts should not be used for Perl answers?
