Re: Duplicated modules
* Randy W. Sims [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-05-14 01:40]: It would be much nicer if it was readable as a nntp or at least a mailing list; I've always found http-based discussion boardss awkward to navigate and difficult to figure out what I have and haven't read. Wonder why this hasn't been done? For NNTP, it has. One to run on your own[1] and one available publically[2]. As a mailinglist, I don't think so, but it's an idea I've personally been toying with. * Mark Stosberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-05-14 03:06]: Also, you can the voting feature to help keep track of what yo've read. Just vote everything you read up or down. :) Admittedly, that strategy works best once you've been there a while and have lots of votes to use. Noone gets enough votes for that: the maximum is 40/day. New users don't even get any at all, and once they clock up some XP they get 5. Not really an adequate bookmarking mechanism. The Newest Nodes page[3] helps though, and there's an XML ticker[4] you can use to keep track of things with a custom client of your own. The NNTP gateways mentioned above make use of exactly that. [1] http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=102226 [1] http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=304347 [3] http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node=Newest%20Nodes [4] http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=30175 -- Regards, Aristotle If you can't laugh at yourself, you don't take life seriously enough.
Re: Duplicated modules
- Original Message - From: Jose Alves de Castro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IvorW [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 May 2004 11:23 Subject: Re: Duplicated modules Having said that, are we just reinventing Perlmonks? That, I do not know... :-| Ah, you do not know of the monastery. Check out http://perlmonks.org, which is a thriving on-line community and discussion forum, which is completely searchable. Perlmonks is not everybody's cup of tea (sorry, please excuse the UK idiom), but everyone must admit that the site has an extensive linked set of documentation, which includes numerous tutorials and FAQs which can be used as reference, even when not actively participating in the site.
Re: Duplicated modules
On 5/13/2004 7:19 PM, IvorW wrote: - Original Message - From: Jose Alves de Castro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IvorW [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 May 2004 11:23 Subject: Re: Duplicated modules Having said that, are we just reinventing Perlmonks? That, I do not know... :-| Ah, you do not know of the monastery. Check out http://perlmonks.org, which is a thriving on-line community and discussion forum, which is completely searchable. Perlmonks is not everybody's cup of tea (sorry, please excuse the UK idiom), but everyone must admit that the site has an extensive linked set of documentation, which includes numerous tutorials and FAQs which can be used as reference, even when not actively participating in the site. It would be much nicer if it was readable as a nntp or at least a mailing list; I've always found http-based discussion boardss awkward to navigate and difficult to figure out what I have and haven't read. Wonder why this hasn't been done? Randy.
Re: Duplicated modules
On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 07:38:51PM -0400, Randy W. Sims wrote: It would be much nicer if [perlmonks] was readable as a nntp or at least a mailing list; I've always found http-based discussion boardss awkward to navigate and difficult to figure out what I have and haven't read. Wonder why this hasn't been done? There is an RSS feed: http://www.perlmonks.org/headlines.rdf RSS readers often help you manage what you have and haven't read. I like to use 'snownews' in a terminal. Also, you can the voting feature to help keep track of what yo've read. Just vote everything you read up or down. :) Admittedly, that strategy works best once you've been there a while and have lots of votes to use. Mark -- http://mark.stosberg.com/
Duplicated modules
Take a look at the CPAN. Search for Roman. There's Roman, Math::Roman, Text::Roman, Convert::Number::Roman, etc... Isn't this duplicated effort? :-| Besides, this may prevent the user from having all the available functionalities without installing all of those modules... :-| And I'm sure this isn't the only case. What can be done about it? If I have an improvement that could go on some of those modules, should I e-mail all of the authors? :-| -- Jos Alves de Castro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Telbit - Tecnologias de Informao
Re: Duplicated modules
On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 12:33:00PM +0100, Jose Alves de Castro ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: What can be done about it? You're asking us? As if the topic hasn't been beaten to death over the years? Maybe the first thing that should be done about it is to have a FAQ that addresses all the arguments and discussions. If I have an improvement that could go on some of those modules, should I e-mail all of the authors? :-| I don't see why not. -- Andy Lester = [EMAIL PROTECTED] = www.petdance.com = AIM:petdance
Re: Duplicated modules
On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 12:33:00PM +0100, Jose Alves de Castro wrote: Take a look at the CPAN. Search for Roman. There's Roman, Math::Roman, Text::Roman, Convert::Number::Roman, etc... Isn't this duplicated effort? :-| Besides, this may prevent the user from having all the available functionalities without installing all of those modules... :-| And I'm sure this isn't the only case. What can be done about it? I'm a fan of using the 'rating' system available from each module page. As ratings and comments accumulate, it will become easier for future visitors to figure out which modules are worthwhile and why. (It's certainly not a total solution, though! ) Mark
Re: Duplicated modules
On Tue, 2004-05-11 at 14:50, Andy Lester wrote: You're asking us? As if the topic hasn't been beaten to death over the years? Sorry... I didn't know that... :-| Still... if it has been beaten to death over the years, it appears to me it isn't quite dead, right? Maybe the first thing that should be done about it is to have a FAQ that addresses all the arguments and discussions. I agree with that... -- Jos Alves de Castro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Telbit - Tecnologias de Informao
