Re: Scrutinizing CPAN distributions (Commenting Styles)

2003-08-18 Thread Robert Spier
> I guess mostly the syntax highlighting is the biggest concern. I > use emacs and that does syntax highlighting for perl files. Is there any > IDE out there that highlights POD differently than code? If that was the > case then I probably wouldn't have a problem with in-module POD. I gue

Re: Scrutinizing CPAN distributions (Commenting Styles)

2003-08-18 Thread Michael G Schwern
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 10:27:18AM -0400, Potozniak, Andrew wrote: > I guess mostly the syntax highlighting is the biggest concern. I > use emacs and that does syntax highlighting for perl files. Is there any > IDE out there that highlights POD differently than code? emacs cperl-mode wil

Re: Scrutinizing CPAN distributions (Commenting Styles)

2003-08-18 Thread Mark Fowler
On Mon, 18 Aug 2003, Michael G Schwern wrote: > Personal and asthetic style nits cannot be part of any code analysis that > claims to be non-partisan or even wishes to exist. It will make the analysis > worthless since nobody will agree on what you feel is "good" style. Stick > to choices that d

Re: Scrutinizing CPAN distributions (Commenting Styles)

2003-08-18 Thread Tels
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Moin, On Monday 18 August 2003 16:17, Michael G Schwern wrote: > On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 09:43:34AM -0400, Potozniak, Andrew wrote: > Ironicly, the style you don't like in #1 is the very style you promote in > #2. Replace '"black box" commenting' with POD docum

Re: Scrutinizing CPAN distributions (Commenting Styles)

2003-08-18 Thread darren chamberlain
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 * Potozniak, Andrew [2003-08-18 10:27]: > > Might I suggest a good syntax highlighting editor? > > I guess mostly the syntax highlighting is the biggest concern. I use > emacs and that does syntax highlighting for perl files. Is there any > IDE out

Re: Scrutinizing CPAN distributions (Commenting Styles)

2003-08-18 Thread Iain Truskett
* Potozniak, Andrew ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [19 Aug 2003 00:28]: [...] > I guess mostly the syntax highlighting is the biggest concern. I > use emacs and that does syntax highlighting for perl files. Surely it highlights pod distinctively? > Is there any IDE out there that highlights POD differentl

Re: Scrutinizing CPAN distributions (Commenting Styles)

2003-08-18 Thread Michael G Schwern
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 09:43:34AM -0400, Potozniak, Andrew wrote: > Since we're on the topic of scrutinizing CPAN distributions I would like to > contribute something that I do not like in some of the distributions that I > have come across. I don't know if it has been brought up on this thread y

RE: Scrutinizing CPAN distributions (Commenting Styles)

2003-08-18 Thread Potozniak, Andrew
> > Personal and asthetic style nits cannot be part of any code > analysis that > claims to be non-partisan or even wishes to exist. It will > make the analysis worthless since nobody will agree on what > you feel is "good" style. Stick to choices that don't rely > on asthetics. > > Consi

RE: Scrutinizing CPAN distributions (Commenting Styles)

2003-08-18 Thread Potozniak, Andrew
Since we're on the topic of scrutinizing CPAN distributions I would like to contribute something that I do not like in some of the distributions that I have come across. I don't know if it has been brought up on this thread yet but here it goes: 1) I do not like in-module POD as it is ha