poll ideas quest

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Re: poll ideas quest by OzzyOsbourne (Chaplain) on Mar 30, 2001 at 17:55 UTC
Update: CowboyNeal. Which would you rather give up: CowboyNeal Perl , mustard, or DVD's? Before Perl, I coded mostly in: Pascal, VB, C, Cobol, Basic, Klingon When I code, I listen primarily to: CowboyNeal Rock, Pop, Techno Rap, R&B, Oldies, Classical, "Alternative", Kenny G. Rules!, The little voice sings for me. My job is: full of Perl Monks, Perl Friendly, Perl Hostile Perl Bailey? Right now, my boss thinks that I'm: CowboyNeal coding, documenting, doing a status report, which boss?, working late..mmm kay? My primary O/S is: Unix, Linux, BeOs, *BSD Windows, OS/2 DOS I wrote my own O/S I use a: PC Mac Dumb terminal C64 Timex Sinclair Rock and stick make noise Computers have: Made me socially inept Brought me out of my shell a little Made me the HIT of my office given me access to more military plans than I thought imaginable Made me a porn star! -OzzyOsbourne	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by yojimbo (Monk) on Mar 30, 2001 at 14:12 UTC
Some quick ideas (don't know if they've been done before) Which monk pictures do you find most cute/scary/disturbing? Which other programming language would you learn if you only had more time? How much time can you waste in PerlMonks in one day/week/lifetime (eg 1 hour, 2 hours, > 1 day, "time is never wasted on PM"...)? Which killer node would you write if only you had the skillz (eg teleport, smite user, /msg aliens, etc)? Where would you expect to find the greatest gathering of Perl Monks (eg, here, at a Perl Mongers conference, linux installfest, under a rock, etc)? Which cartoon character do you most resemble (eg Dogbert, Dilbert, Yosemite Sam, Asterix...)? Which cartoon character most resembles Perl? How many miles would you walk for a camel? Which mind-altering substance helps most with Perl hacking? What's your favourite music for coding to? Ummm... now I've even run out of crap ideas. I'm sure someone else can do better :-) (PS: Do I get my XP now? Huh? Please..?)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Zoogie (Curate) on Mar 30, 2001 at 21:49 UTC
Some of these I came up with for the Linux Users Group at Georgia Tech page, but many apply to coding in general: I prefer sleeping... During the Night During the Day When I'm Tired Sleep is Unintentional Downtime Favorite Unix Holy War (by Buddy Smith) Pine vs. Elm Emacs vs. Vim Gnome vs. KDE GUI vs. Console Lihnucks vs. Lynucks Worst command to run as root `rm -rf /` `killall -9 init` `dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/hda` `make install` Number of different OS's I've run Perl on One Two 3-5 5+ My brain has a built-in 5.6.0 compiler. Best way to get a bug fixed. File a bug report. Whine, whine, whine. Kill the coder (they're replaceable, right?). Ha><0R the bO><oR Make random noises. Redefine the Unix epoch. Troll Slashdot. Reinstall Windows^TM. What's the best way to untar tar.gz files? (by Lincoln Durey) `tar xzvf` `tar -xzvf` `alias unpack="tar xzvf"` `zcat \| tar xvf -` `rpm --install` It would be an interesting (if very highly unscientific) to see what differences there are in the poll responses on PerlMonks vs. on a LUG homepage... - Zoogie	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: poll ideas quest by tune (Curate) on Mar 30, 2001 at 19:21 UTC
Why do you use Perl? Perl is my lover I like it and want to develop myself I get a bunch of money with it Because regexp rocks! Because its simplicity rocks i hate to use it... What is Perl? What are you doing while you go to work at the morning? Staring in front of me Finding out cute obfuscation snippets grepping the other passengers by skin color, age, and sex Working hard on my laptop/palm/gameboy Laughing in myself about yesterday nights beer party -- tune	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by wombat (Curate) on Mar 30, 2001 at 22:42 UTC
What you say!! I got XP as a result of this quest! I just upvoted the comments until I got one point! :-D Seriously. How 'bout we get no points now, but 20 points if you use one of our ideas as a future poll. What do you take into the bath/shower with you? A rubber duck A rubber camel A waterproof pen so I can code by writing on the walls. An umbrella (so I don't get wet) Why shower? Vroom/Cowboy Neil What's the best way to prank your cubicle/office mate The old underwear up the company flagpole routine Forging a note from the boss stating that the next project is to be coded in Aramaic. Angry lobsters in the desk drawer! Waiting until they pass out from too much coding, tying them to their chair, naked, with a note taped to their chest saying "Have a happy Saturnalia", covering them in office condiments such as non-dairy creamer, and then wheeling them to a department on the other side of the building. Replace his Perl binaries with Ruby. What does PERL stand for? Partially Etherial Religious Life Patented Evil-Removing Language Poingent Erudite Ribald Lecture Painless Effervescent Radient Lingo Pasty Elastic Relaxing Larry Very Respected Object Oriented Manufacturer What's the best part about the Monastery? Our holy water is Mountain Dew. "Hail Larry" rhymes with "Hail Mary" Fewer difficult names (such as Zerubbabel, Eliakim, and Rehoboam) in our holy texts. CPAN gives us a limited sense of what omniscience feels like. We all really dig eachother! I'm gonna add more! Just you wait! ~W	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by iamcal (Friar) on Mar 30, 2001 at 16:10 UTC
What's the funniest perl function (chomp,die,kill,sin,fork etc.)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by jorg (Friar) on Mar 30, 2001 at 14:22 UTC
What is the % of people in your team/departement that are "Perl aware"? That would be like 10% for my situation (hint: there are about 10 people in my team) Jorg "Do or do not, there is no try" -- Yoda	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Adam (Vicar) on Mar 30, 2001 at 23:17 UTC
What kind of software do you write in Perl? Sys-Admin scripts and utilities Networking scripts via the Libnet (Net::) modules CGI script Video games Servers Compilers Just JAPHs and other Obfuscations I just do one-liners! Oh!, software* - that's what Perl is for! Outdoor activites Ride Bicycle Soccer Hiking / Backpacking Astronomy Swimming Surfing Water Polo Other Allergic to the sun Favorite Color #FF0000 #800000 #FF0000 #FF00FF #808080 #000000 #808000 #00FF00 #0000FF	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Beatnik (Parson) on Mar 30, 2001 at 20:17 UTC
How many times you tried convincing non perl programmers to give it a try (5 or less, 10, 20, 40, 50+) How long it takes you to explain (RE\|OO\|...) to a newbie (5 or less, 10, 20, 40, 50+) How many perl tutorials you have written (or attempted to write) (5 or less, 10, 20, 40, 50+) Reasons why you think people should give you your perl books back ASAP So you can borrow em to other people They look nice on your bookshelf So you can brag how many perl books you have So you can read em again, and again and again So you know which ones you don't have yet You like the smell of used books Added: Where/when do you think about code? Work (during coffee break, during work, during meeting,..) Bathroom (in bath tub, while brushing teeth, while peeing,...) Bedroom (while trying to get some sleep, during sex,...) Other places (park, while driving home, while jogging,...) I dont think about that stuff, I just code Greetz Beatnik ... Quidquid perl dictum sit, altum viditur.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by MF (Scribe) on Mar 30, 2001 at 19:03 UTC
What is your favourite beverage/brand? Coffee Coca-Cola Pepsi Other cola brand Apple juice Espresso Capuccino Mountain Dew Red Bull Jolt Black Booster Milk Multi-Vitamin Fruit Juice Alcoholic beverage You don't want to know Other	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by arturo (Vicar) on Mar 30, 2001 at 22:08 UTC
Why do birds suddenly appear every time that you're near? Just like me, they long to be ... coding perl debating the merits of emacs vs. vi Making jokes about poor Pater circumventing site security measures Robo sucking flavoured ink out of a fountain pen Philosophy can be made out of anything. Or less -- Jerry A. Fodor	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by one4k4 (Hermit) on Mar 30, 2001 at 18:43 UTC
How many times a day do you have to slap yourself because you realize you're speaking in `code`. Hey, give me a break. Its friday. :) _14k4 - webmaster@860.org (www.poorheart.com)	[reply] [d/l]
Re: poll ideas quest by tune (Curate) on Mar 30, 2001 at 20:57 UTC
Who created Perl? Larry Wall Weird Al Randal L. Schwartz Probably God Bill Gates Snoopy UPDATE : i added some funnier entries -- tune	[reply]
(zdog) Re: poll ideas quest by zdog (Priest) on Mar 31, 2001 at 02:22 UTC
Reason for coming to PerlMonks for the first time: Wanted to learn Perl Wanted to showoff Perl skills Wanted to learn Perl to showoff skills later Was looking for jewelry Wanted to become more holy Was lonely CowboyNeal Zenon Zabinski \| zdog \| zdog7@hotmail.com	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by mr.nick (Chaplain) on Apr 01, 2001 at 00:30 UTC
What is the first computer you owned? TRS-80 Model 1 TRS-80 Model 3 Timex/Sinclar TI99/4a Coco Amiga Apple ][ IBM PC Atari That HP luggable I forget the name to Other What was the first language you wrote a program in? BASIC Assembly C C++ Pascal Fortran Cobol Perl Do you think integrated development environemts for HTML are Good, because they abstract you Bad, because they abstract you Are helpful Create people who know nothing Allow non-tech people to write pages	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by PsychoSpunk (Hermit) on Mar 31, 2001 at 03:17 UTC
Plain, simple, and surprisingly hasn't been done yet: I have been using the Internet for... 0-3 years 4-10 years 11-15 years 16-20 years 21-30 years I had one of the first hundred nodes on ARPAnet. CowboyNeal I don't use the Internet I chose the cut off years for the first two options based on the type of web that existed in each period. If you have been on for more than 3 years, you know what I'm talking about. Surprisingly, CowboyNeal makes sense in this poll. I was almost tempted to add a 'Net option, but realized that it would invalidate my desire to not see a certain /. author. ALL HAIL BRAK!!!	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by extremely (Priest) on Mar 31, 2001 at 05:09 UTC
Which Silly Poll Answer is the Silliest? CowboyNeal Bill Gates Velveta™ Vroom's Grades Other NodeReaper Buzz Off I refuse to answer... Oops, there is another Idea: I refuse to answer on the grounds that it might incriminate me. the -- votes will only drag me further down. it might intimidate me. I wrote a bot and still couldn't answer as fast as some of the monks. The timestamps let my boss know I'm goofing off at work. NodeReaper -- $you = new YOU; honk() if $you->love(perl)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by scottstef (Curate) on Mar 31, 2001 at 07:46 UTC
1. Favorite source of music while programming: a. shoutcast b. napster c. real player d. the flat/shiny thing that goes in the cup holder e. What is a sound card? 2. Favorite editor: a. Vi/Vim b. Xemacs/Emacs c. UltraEdit d. notepad 3. What language would you use if Perl didn't exist? a. Shell b. Basic c. Java d. dos batch file it 4. Biggest disruption when writing code: a. Perl Monks- having fun in the chatter box b. Family c. the boss d. Meetings to blow an hour and accomplish Nothing 5. Things I wish I could change about my job: a. More Money$$ b. Less Meetings c. Bigger Cube d. More Time off e. Better/Free snacks/drinks 6. Things ever job must have a. Season tickets to everything b. Wet bar in every cube c. >21" monitors d. Lazy Boys for office furniture e. Milton from office space in the cube next to you. Update: fixed a typo at the suggestion of dws	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by KM (Priest) on Apr 05, 2001 at 00:00 UTC
I like Perl because: CowboyNeal CowboyNeal CowboyNeal CowboyNeal CowboyNeal My Favorite OS is CowboyNealOS FreeCowboyNeal OpenCowboyNeal LiCowboyNealux BeCowboyNeal May favorite pattern match is: /^CowboyNeal/ /^CowboyNeal$/ /(Cowboy\|Neal)/ /CowboyNeal./ /CowboyNeal/ I keep my perl at:* /usr/local/bin/CowboyNeal /usr/bin/CowboyNeal c:\Perl\CowboyNeal.exe /opt/bin/CowboyNeal HD:CowboyNeal f:CowboyNeal My Favorite Editor is: vCowboyNeal emacCowboyNeals piCowboyNeal NoteCowboyNeal elCowboyNealvis Best Perl 5.6 Feature is: CowboyNeal() CowboyNeal() emulation on Win32 Lexical CowboyNeals Autovivfying CowboyNeal vCowboyNeal.12.34 notation Cheers, KM	[reply]
(jcwren) Re: poll ideas quest by jcwren (Prior) on Mar 30, 2001 at 21:52 UTC
So far, everyone one of these polls is flawed. Not a single one offers the 'CowboyNeal' option. And I ain't taken no stinkin' poll if ain't got the 'CowboyNeal' option. --Chris e-mail jcwren	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by LD2 (Curate) on Mar 31, 2001 at 03:41 UTC
First or Favorite(or Preferred) Web Browser: Internet Explorer Netscape Mosiac Opera Lynx Other Telnet Favorite LAN Game: Age of Empires Quake Starcraft MechWarrior Heros of Might and Magic Diabolo Other added Favorite(or Hated) Debates: Java vs. Perl ASP/PHP vs. Perl Delphi vs. VB C# vs. Java nix vs. Windows MS SQL vs. Oracle IIS vs. Apache Other Update:* added telnet per PsionicMan's suggestion.. I'll try it one of these days. :)	[reply]
(tye)Re: poll ideas quest by tye (Sage) on Apr 03, 2001 at 08:58 UTC
My favorite lie is: The check is in the mail Wasn't me! I've never met that person before in my life! (or "Just a friend/co-worker") No, Officer. (or the very popular: "Two beers") No, that doesn't make you look (fat\|stupid). I know that! It's not the size... (also, "That's alright; it happens to lots of guys") Your call is very important to us... But PerlMonks is work related. - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by risacher (Beadle) on Mar 31, 2001 at 20:35 UTC
Competing language whose own zealots are the most irritating: Python VB php C/C++ TCL Java elisp French	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by strredwolf (Chaplain) on Mar 31, 2001 at 01:01 UTC
Favorite Programming Language to imitate in Perl Basic C/C++ Pascal/Delphi Bash Shell Java Tcl/Tk Perl vroom -- $Stalag99{"URL"}="http://stalag99.keenspace.com";	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by frag (Hermit) on Mar 30, 2001 at 22:18 UTC
Who's your favorite non-Perl monk? Choices: Francis of Assisi, Thomas Aquinas, Friar Tuck, The Dalai Lama, Bodhidharma, Thomas Merton, The Friar in The Canterbury Tales, David Carradine in Kung Fu, Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon, or Thelonious Monk? Update: I can't believe I left out Thelonious. -- Frag.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by greenFox (Vicar) on Apr 01, 2001 at 07:17 UTC
my voting strategy is- ++ good questions and answers -- dumb questions and answers ++ anything that makes me laugh ++ Merlyn/favourite monk -- (insert monk) who I suspect downvoted me ++ coolness factor I vote by best/worst nodes random browse-by voting who cares I vote for the XP ++ CowboyNeal update: I thought of another one- my favourite section of the monastry is: -- my $chainsaw = 'Perl';	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by coreolyn (Parson) on Mar 31, 2001 at 00:12 UTC
I'm curious as to what the results of the following would be: How many people are in your company? 1-10<br< 10-50 50-100 100-500 500-1000 1000-5000 5000-10000 10000+ coreolyn	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Gremlin (Acolyte) on Apr 01, 2001 at 13:20 UTC
Which is your favorite bumper sticker? I left my wife for Perl I'm no longer impotent... I use Perl to spawn Perl Monk on Board The Matrix is coded in Perl I dont have a car... I only drive on the Information Super Highway	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by suaveant (Parson) on Apr 02, 2001 at 17:01 UTC
How about, "Best Perl quote" 'To Perl, or not to Perl' 'Tis better to have Perled and lost, than never to have Perled at all' 'Perl, I am your father...' 'Its Perl, its Perl, its Perl, its in my head' 'I've fallen, and I can't use Perl' 'Wyld Perlyns RULE!' 'I don't wanna work, I just wanna code on the Perl all day...' 'What the hell is that camel doing in my bathroom' and finally 'Larry Wall isn't a God, but he plays one on the Internet' don't mind me, I'm just feeling a bit silly this monday AM - Ant	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by wardk (Deacon) on Apr 02, 2001 at 19:40 UTC
Your desktop's current uptime: 365 Days + 100-300 days 10-100 days 5-10 days up since last blackout I reboot my windows daily Reason for last downtime accidentally kicked out the plug new kernel %&#@&! blackout weather related outage Hardware new/malfunction blue screen of death dead battery Cowboy Neal	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by tlm (Prior) on Apr 28, 2005 at 23:42 UTC
Most of the Perl I write is in the form of: Modules Scripts One-liners Obfuscations JAPHs Poems Erotica Ransom notes Other the lowliest monk	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Chady (Priest) on Mar 31, 2001 at 00:44 UTC
I wonder if this could go in: What's your favorite HTML tag? <p> <div> <span> <table> </html> He who asks will be a fool for five minutes, but he who doesn't ask will remain a fool for life.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by cascadefx (Novice) on Mar 31, 2001 at 03:37 UTC
When something on the computer doesn't work I: Start up my trusty debugger Start up my trusty programming environment Start hacking a perl script to find and solve the problem Start asking for help with a perl script that might fix the problem Start swinging a baseball bat until it doesn't matter whether anything works or not	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by dws (Chancellor) on Apr 03, 2001 at 03:52 UTC
Since I'm among friends, I'll admit that the majority of my bugs are caused by Not checking error codes Not being clear on list vs. scalar context Inadequately tested regular expressions Plain-old logic errors Stupid typos Other	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Macphisto (Hermit) on Apr 01, 2001 at 07:15 UTC
What will Jcwren think of next: Auto-Porn Surfer CowboyNeal Breaking into Jelleybean's codetree to rewrite it all in java Rewriting pmstats to only collect data on chromatic to discern his true identity "I gotta pee" or Who is most likely to be killed by a rampaging duck: vroom bbq redmist mikfire j.a.p.h CowboyNeal jcwren I'm out of ideas... Everyone has their demons....	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Elian (Parson) on May 23, 2003 at 17:34 UTC
How 'bout: Perl 6 feature that scares me the most Continuations Higher-order functions Multimethod dispatch Co-routines Value properties Variable Traits Calling into Python `Zork->play($game_data)` Damian is trying to drive me mad! Lalalalalala, I can't hear you...	[reply] [d/l]
Re: poll ideas quest by flyingmoose (Priest) on Mar 29, 2004 at 00:04 UTC
Your addiction to PM: What addition? I am here totally by accident. I post before breakfast I post during breakfast My manager thinks I am looking at pr0n My wife left me because of PM I post with my hands while I code with my feet You can log out any time you like, but you can never leave Direct neural interface to PM I have become one with all that is PM Favorite programming flaw: One-off Infinite Recursion Memory Leak Data Corruption GIGO BSOD Unhappy Mac Seg Fault Bus Error Guru Meditation Error JustAnotherPerlDeath What is the capitol of Assyria? I don't know	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by dws (Chancellor) on Apr 03, 2001 at 04:38 UTC
And the Monastery award for Best Supporting Module goes to... CGI.pm DBI.pm strict The Template Toolkit Bone::Easy	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by cascadefx (Novice) on Mar 31, 2001 at 03:45 UTC
another one. If I had unlimited processing power and memory, I would use perl to: model Natalie Portman as an AI model Natalie Portman as a graphical simulation take over the world (I already have the script, I just need the unlimited resources) pick my lotto numbers perform realtime manipulations of the video streams of all my favorite movies, so that I am the main character.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by marto (Cardinal) on Jul 17, 2005 at 18:54 UTC
In Future I must: Spend more time in the Chatterbox? Spend less time in the Chatterbox? Wear a silly hat? Answer more questions in Seekers of Perl Wisdom? Not argue about editors (or other religious issues). Add more things to my Think Geek wish list. Read more of this sites fantastic Tutorials. Write that killer Obfu I have in mind. Cheers, Martin	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by mikeraz (Friar) on Jul 19, 2005 at 22:11 UTC
Favorite procrastination activity Washing the dishes Catching up on email More research Finish reading That Book Adding more comments to the story online Rearrange the desktop Tweak the colors and/or settings Sleep Travelling across town to get what's available close by Any other task besides the one that needs doing Writing poll ideas Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Elias (Pilgrim) on Apr 03, 2001 at 14:06 UTC
You consider someone to be a newbie when s/he: has never used a module thinks regexp is a variant form of the EXPR tag that shows up in perldoc is CowboyNeal thinks JAPH stands for Just Acquired Peripheral Hardware does not recognise any of the names of the Saints in our book is not able to build a module does not `use strict, -w` or `-T`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: poll ideas quest by ktross (Deacon) on Jul 08, 2005 at 12:26 UTC
Why did you decide to become a named monk: Thought I would get more/better replies to my nodes To participate in the CB To view Worst Nodes For fame To get a Homenode For the excitment of the quest twards saithood All of the cool monks were doing it Haven't...I'll be an Anonymous Monk for life!	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by castaway (Parson) on Sep 29, 2003 at 11:48 UTC
Just occured to me in the CB: 'If you were a perl keyword, which would you be?' use tie require undef grep map chomp chop ref etc, pp. C.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Mago (Parson) on Jan 09, 2005 at 15:29 UTC
I had a idea: search and identify all the native languages of Monastery users, to calculate the real size (environment) of this "Babel's Tower" (Holy Bible expression that means "mess", "something fuzzy"). Top 12 languages: * English * German * Spanish * Portugese * French * Russian * Hindi/Urdu * Bengali * Arabic * Japanese * Mandarin * Indonesian (Malay) * Other * I only speak Perl * I don't speak you insensitive clod! Language groups: * Indo-European * Dravidian * Afro-Asiatic * Caucasian * Nilo-Saharan * Niger-Congo * Uralic * Altaic * Korean * Japanese * Miao-Yao * Tai * Austro-Asiatic * Sino-Tibetan * Austronesian * Aztec-Tanoan * Penutian * Andean * Equatorial * Pidgins and Creoles * Other * pod * Language agnostic $@#! words Mago mago@rio.pm.org	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by djw (Vicar) on Apr 03, 2001 at 15:45 UTC
Who would win a fight to the death: Yoda jcwren CowboyNeal Morpheus Larry Wall Pitr George Bush	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by rdm (Hermit) on Jan 07, 2005 at 08:38 UTC
Then there's the meta-poll poll: Most poll options are: o Too broad o Not broad enough o Too obscure o Not obscure enough o Not funny enough o Missing my favourite foo o Just right o In English -Reality might not get out of Beta today. (O.Timas, "Bot")	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by djw (Vicar) on Apr 03, 2001 at 21:55 UTC
How about who has the coolest nickname out of the people who have contributed to Kudra's WDF: bastard crazyinsomniac MeowChow PerlFrog ybiC CowboyNeal* `* CowboyNeal hasn't contributed as far as I know, but its against the law in Canada to have a poll without CowboyNeal as an option.` [download] Thanks, djw	[reply] [d/l]
Re: poll ideas quest by Albannach (Monsignor) on Apr 05, 2001 at 05:38 UTC
I couldn't think of a damn thing before the deadline for this quest, but here's something anyway (gee, this is remarkably similar to my scheduling at work): How is your work injuring/killing you? eye strain CTS back problems excessive stress ulcers exposure to smoking/drinking/solvents voluntary exposure to smoking/drinking/solvents oxygen/light deprivation I'm ok, but my work drives others insane -- I'd like to be able to assign to an luser	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by radiantmatrix (Parson) on Jul 19, 2005 at 18:16 UTC
Worst common Perl mistake? Failure to use strictures Failure to turn on warnings Forgot to look on CPAN Reinventing a wheel for no reason Reinventing a wheel for a stupid reason Misunderstanding of/Assumptions about $_ Confusing scalar and list contexts Not understanding undef/0/0 but true/1 Slurping files needlessly <-radiant.matrix-> Larry Wall is Yoda: there is no `try{}` (ok, except in Perl6; way to ruin a joke, Larry! ;P) The Code that can be seen is not the true Code	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by nop (Hermit) on Mar 31, 2001 at 03:45 UTC
How many perl books do you own? 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5+ How many lines of perl have you written in your life to date? 1K, 10K, 50K, 100K	[reply]
poll idea: Where do the monks live? by crenz (Priest) on May 23, 2003 at 22:26 UTC
It would be fun to know were people are living. There's a very old poll, I live in this Continent (node id 2142!), but that one only focused on continents. I suggest the following regions (people should pick the closest match): America USA Canada South America Asia China (incl. HK), Taiwan, Singapore India Japan North/South Korea South-East Asia Asia Europe France Germany Great Britain Italy Netherlands Russia Spain Sweden Eastern Europe Northern Europe Southern Europe Western Europe Middle East (I know this is not a continent, but I'm not sure where to include it) Israel Middle East Oceania Australia New Zealand Oceania Rest of the world Africa Arctica Antarctica Of course, I don't want to discriminate against anyone here. This is just a trade-off between a list that will allow the majority of monks to choose their country of orign and having a list that is too long. Just reply to this node or /msg me to specify countries or regions that you feel should be specifically included. Or /msg me if you feel the list is too long :). The question should be "Where do you live?", rather than "Where are you from?", since quite a number of people probably hail from a different country than they currently live in.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by trammell (Priest) on Jun 17, 2005 at 16:28 UTC
This subthread suggests a poll to me: My desk is: Clean Sorta clean Average Sorta messy Messy I don't have a desk you insensitive clod!	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by rinceWind (Monsignor) on Sep 22, 2002 at 22:47 UTC
As suggested by tye in response to my query on monk polls here, I am proposing the following poll: When it comes to installing modules on CPAN... I use the CPAN.pm installer shell. I use CPANPLUS. I don't use CPAN, but use Activestate ppm instead. I download the tarball, build and install it with make. I copy all the .pm files into the right directories to install. I do not need to use external modules. All my code is self contained. My employer/ISP is reluctant to install modules I request, and I am not allowed to install them myself.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by martin (Friar) on Feb 03, 2006 at 19:17 UTC
How about: Which of these books would you most like to see in print? Mastering Irregular Expectations, by Jeffrey Friedl Perl7 Core Dumps and the Kakapo Engine, by Allison Randall A Brief History of DateTime, by Dave Rolsky and Flavio Glock Visual Perl#.NET Step by Step, by Microsoft Press Desert Camel Maintenance and Care, by `brian_d_foy` The Lord of the Perls, by Larry Wall and Tom Christiansen Perl Best Practical Jokes, by Damian Conway The Perl Psychiatrist - Mental Recovery after Exposure to Mission-Critical Line Noise, by Peter Scott The Geek-Cruiser's Guide to the Galaxy, by Randal Schwartz Getting Abstinent of perlmonks.org in 21 Days, by Perl Monks Anonymous Pardon me for things I write on a Friday night.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by extremely (Priest) on Apr 03, 2001 at 07:23 UTC
vroom is probably the only one who will ever see this but with all these good suggestions, maybe we need a "what poll do you want to take next" poll! =) Maybe a series of polls for a run-off where we spend weeks just picking the next poll. That will help keep you in polls for the next month, alone... -- $you = new YOU; honk() if $you->love(perl)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by injunjoel (Priest) on Oct 15, 2005 at 00:03 UTC
I prefer to be referred to as: a hacker a cracker (technology context) a geek a programmer a developer a coder a (code) warrior a computer guy/gal a techie a trekkie a PerlMonk God Emperor L33T CowboyNeal You talkin' to me? Other (please specify) Read more... (109 Bytes) -InjunJoel "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forego their use." -Galileo	[reply]
Favorite editor (again) by Anonymous Monk on Aug 09, 2003 at 23:53 UTC
This poll was already proposed long time ago (Your editor of choice is..). Only 63 people voted at that time. I guess that the Monastery has grown a bit since then. Moreover, the list of editors has increased as well, as reported in Editor / IDE Consolidation, Recommended Editor, and Text Editors. Here is a tentative list (in alphabetic order). CodeForge Crimson Editor Elvis Emacs gedit jEdit Kate Kdevelop Komodo mc Notepad Open Perl IDE Pico SciTe UltraEdit Vedit Vile Vi Vim Visual Slick Edit Word Xemacs	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by g0n (Priest) on Jul 16, 2005 at 08:19 UTC
How about: My beard is: < 1cm long 1cm to 2cm 2cm to 5cm 5cm to 10cm 10cm to 20 cm Big enough to lose a badger in I don't have a beard Update: Thought of another one My favourite PDA OS is: Windows CE Symbian PalmOS Linux Other Update: after conversation with apotheon & virtualsue in the CB, how about an amended beard poll: My beard is: Large and bristly Clipped and tidy Big and scary Stereotypically geeky Called Stallman Detachable Fooling my parents I prefer to store soup in tins -------------------------------------------------------------- g0n, backpropagated monk	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Ri-Del (Friar) on Apr 05, 2001 at 01:00 UTC
What platform would you most like to see Perl ported to? 1. PalmOS 2. NewtonOS 3. PRIMOS 4. VxWorks 5. CP/M 5. Your cellphone 6. Your watch 7. CowboyNeal	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by bageler (Hermit) on Jul 27, 2005 at 21:48 UTC
why did the camel cross the road? split//,$lanes join @friends require sleep kill $0 not defined CowboyNeal	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by AdamQuark (Priest) on Jul 28, 2005 at 12:32 UTC
How about "Your least liked operating system" Ultrix RSTS/E Unix Solaris HP/UX AIX CP/M AmigaDOS DOS Windows 3.1 Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 98SE Windows CE Windows ME Windows NT Windows 2K Windows XP Windows Vista Linux (Slackware) Linux (Red Hat) Linux (Mandrake) Linux (Suse) Linux (Debian) Linux (Ubuntu) Linux (Gentoo) OpenBSD NetBSD KrwnzxipKef Other (I'm sure I have missed something) How many Have I missed?	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by geekgrrl (Pilgrim) on Aug 03, 2005 at 17:29 UTC
What is your favorite module? Ideally it wouldn't just be the BIG modules like DBI or CGI, but maybe things like: WWW::Mechanize Class::DBI Data::Dumper A similar question is Which module, if taken cruelly away from you, would leave you about as productive as a Java programmer? It hasn't been written yet. Data::Dumper DBI HTML::Mason TT Carp Test::More Hey, I like Java! Caffeine::Coffee If the Camel Book disappeared from the planet, what Perl book would you rely on? None, I would just die w/o the Camel, Object Oriented Perl Programming Advanced Perl Programming Cookbook little pocket ref Beginning Perl books, I don't need no stinking books. I'm sure there are books I'm not including that would be better here. What is your Favorite NON-O'Reilly Perl Book? Effective Perl Programming Perl Medic Object Oriented Perl etc. (please add more, i think these are all the ones I have)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by monarch (Priest) on Jun 03, 2005 at 07:55 UTC
What form of education do you have? Engineering degree Computer science degree Other degree Tech diploma or paper Other computer course High school only "Them cows taught me all I know"	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by tbone1 (Monsignor) on Jul 21, 2005 at 12:39 UTC
Why? Because. I dunno. Why not? Who knew? Zee. Something to do with coriolis effect. It's the media's fault. Because Mr. Gates says so. -- tbone1, YAPS (Yet Another Perl Schlub) And remember, if he succeeds, so what. - Chick McGee	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by monkfan (Curate) on Nov 09, 2004 at 20:40 UTC
In response to tye's response to my posting. Thanks for jacques pointer to this node. There, I was suggesting a more Perl-style polling. I thought I would benefit beginners like me, who like to learn more from the master's style. So here is my suggestion (apologize if it sounds silly) "My favorite place to put subroutines collection is:" 1.Before main 2.After main 3.use Module:: 4.etc "My favorite way to 'die' is: " 1. open (FOO,$foo\|\| die "Can't open $foo: $!) 2. unless (open OLD, "counter") {die "Cannot open counter";} 3. etc..(I was referring to merlyn's article) Regards, Edward	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by VSarkiss (Monsignor) on Dec 31, 2004 at 00:47 UTC
Here's a timely if not entirely relevant poll topic. Most of the email spam I get is: Rolex knockoff Nigerian 419 scam Phony lottery winner V1a6ra or other meds Body part enlargement Pr0n sites CPAN bug reports Undecipherable	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by jacques (Priest) on Aug 03, 2005 at 21:00 UTC
Perl needs more: Jobs Buzz words Women Magazines Optimization Programmers Love	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by tlm (Prior) on Apr 04, 2005 at 02:12 UTC
Two poll ideas. The first one is based on a recent meditation: What is your training as a Perl programmer/developer? Bachelor's in CS/Informatics Master's in CS/Informatics PhD in CS/Informatics Self-taught International Guild of Perl Hackers Bachelor's in Natural and Artificial Languages, some linguistics grad school The second idea overlaps somewhat with this past poll, but that poll was long ago enough that I think it would be interesting to find out what the results would be today (I expect that the Windows numbers would be way up at the expense of the numbers for the various Unix options): Which OS do you feel most comfortable coding Perl apps for? Unix Windows NT/2000 Windows XP Mac OS X OS 2 VMS BeOS TRS-80 Other (I am quite ignorant of Windows, so I could use some help with the wording of the Windows options to make them more meaningful. In particular, I don't know how different it is to program for Windows NT vs Windows 2000 vs Windows XP; there is little difference, perhaps all the Windows options should be collapsed to just one.) the lowliest monk	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Coruscate (Sexton) on Aug 02, 2003 at 07:40 UTC
My stab at a poll, thought of during a chatterbox debate over how stupid javascript is and how some people choose not to have javascript enabled (whether partially or completely). So I devised the poll as follows: My browser's javascript settings are set to disable: all javascript (completely disabled) nothing at all (completely enabled) popup windows window manipulation (move/resize/focus) cookie reading and/or writing status bar manipulation changing images 2 of options 'c' to 'g' 3 or more of options 'c' to 'g' My browsers are compiled sans javascript! The damned 'other' option If the above content is missing any vital points or you feel that any of the information is misleading, incorrect or irrelevant, please feel free to downvote the post. At the same time, please reply to this node or /msg me to inform me as to what is wrong with the post, so that I may update the node to the best of my ability.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by mikeraz (Friar) on Aug 11, 2005 at 21:35 UTC
Breakfast: only if s/he is cute beer is it still breakfast if you wake up mid afternoon cold pizza only please Perl Monks and coffee every Sunday, out with the wife You're making it? right after exercise never as good as Mom's besides coffee? Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by duelafn (Parson) on Jul 15, 2005 at 17:05 UTC
entertainment is: * a book * a Hollywood movie * an independent movie * "Cats" * cats + a 6-pack + a slingshot * the three tenors * the three stoodges * the camel + a computer + a pot of coffee * DirectX + a computer + many liters of Mountain Dew preferred editor: * self programmed (in perl) editor * MicroMir * LedLineIt * PENG * NotesPad (NOT notepad) * sam * Wished * pryzm * SeX * woody * Ticonderoga These, "< >", are pronounced: * angle, angle * left angle; right angle * angle bracket, angle bracket * Waka, Waka * less than, greater than * \060, \062 Good Day, Dean	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest (sport) by ambrus (Abbot) on Apr 17, 2004 at 20:56 UTC
Update: done: The sportiest activity that I do regularly is best categorized as... What kind of sports do you do? Archery or shooting Baseball Basket-ball Bowling Boxing Chess, bridge Climbing Combat sports (karate, kung fu, judo, what is the correct English term for all those) Cricket Cycling Darts Fencing Fishing Golf (not perl) Gymnastics Horse-riding Ice-hockey Motor sports Roller-skating Rugby Running, athletics Sailing or surfing Skating Skiing, snowboarding (Update) Hang-gliding, parachuting Soccer Squash Swimming, diving, etc (water sports not involving a water vehicule, just tr to put that in less words) Table-Tennis Tennis Wrestling All of the above Other None Please post me if you know about sports that should be added here. Update 2006 jul 13: removed accidental duplication of all sports between running and swimming. This is the original proposal otherwise, no factual corrections have been made since.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by BerntB (Deacon) on Jul 16, 2005 at 14:59 UTC
How about these? Best code editor when programming Perl? Then list Emacs, Xemacs, TECO-Emacs, Gosling Emacs and no more alternatives. What do you think of children (generally, not your own)? Wonderful, cute and adorable... some of them share my interest in My little pony Usually less scary than adults Their good reflexes makes them fun when they get old enough to play FPS, etc. Boring. Like vegetables intellectually I have no idea... I run when I see them I told my friends I was a pederast so noone will ever, ever ask me to babysit! They are sociopaths... until they become teenagers and become just mentally disturbed I love them! But all the junk food they eat makes them an unhealthy part of my diet When I become world dictator, they'll be up against the wall before Vi users The above doesn't necessarily describe my own opinions (TECO is horrible).	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Popcorn Dave (Abbot) on Apr 26, 2002 at 23:18 UTC
How about: How many nights a week do you dream in code? Every night Every few nights Once in a while I don't dream What's sleep?	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest (thinking) by ambrus (Abbot) on Apr 26, 2005 at 19:59 UTC
Here's an idea. Feel free to comment if you have ideas to improve the list of answers. You'd probably have to choose from the later options, I give here more ideas then approperiate for a poll. When I count, I think of numbers as... spoken words other sound positions shapes colours other images feelings the basic building blocks of thought scalars beans fingers and toes someone else's fingers and toes Updates: added scalars Update 2008 sep 6: done: When I count, I think of numbers as....	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by davies (Monsignor) on May 18, 2005 at 11:49 UTC
One I'd really love to see the answers to: How long do you spend R'ing TFM and S'ing TFU before asking your fellow monks for help? Ask first, read & search later 5 minutes 15 minutes 1 hour 2 hours Half a day A day 2 days More I taught programming to Larry Wall, I never need help. Regards, John Davies	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by KPeter0314 (Deacon) on Oct 14, 2005 at 20:55 UTC
When I write perl, the language it most resembles is: Perl C C++ BASIC (god forbid!) PigLatin Obfuscation Random Characters (see Obfuscation) Merlyn's code I'm sure there are other items to add to the list, but that is all I came up with in the shower. -Kurt	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by collin (Scribe) on Aug 15, 2005 at 06:36 UTC
If Perl was no longer I would: settle for C/C++. cry. still avoid PHP. weep. create my own language and get it really popular :) sob uncontrollably.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by jbrugger (Parson) on Oct 25, 2005 at 05:44 UTC
Since XP is discussed a lot here (pro's and con's) let's poll about them... :) 1. Do you think your XP reflects your reputation? Yes XP is EVERYTHING Who cares about XP XP is just a number! (and i'm not) XP is just a number! (and so am i) XP? you mean that Microsoft programm? Nah i use Linux 2. Shall we reset all monk's XP and start the game over again? Great idea! Yes please there are too many saints No NEVER IN MY LIFE 3. All XP have been reset.. Who will be saint the first? Me Merlyn again Grandfathre ... you name them Oh please stop with these XP... who needs them? "We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise." - Larry Wall.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by tcf03 (Deacon) on Jul 16, 2005 at 13:38 UTC
Perl! Don't laugh my other language is: qbasic .net assembler french PERL Ted -- "That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved." --Ralph Waldo Emerson	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by rinceWind (Monsignor) on Oct 10, 2002 at 15:59 UTC
Here comes another poll idea. I mainly program Perl: At work, as my main programming activity At work, whenever I get the chance At work, but the boss doesn't know At home, just for fun At home, I have some serious applications At home, I don't have a job (swatting for résumé) At school/university	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by prasadbabu (Prior) on Mar 02, 2005 at 14:41 UTC
If god comes in your dream and asks to select one of the options from the below to bless you. President of a country Richest person in the world Happiest person in the world Famous Hollywood Actor/Actress Most Lovable person in the world Only unbeatable person in the world Prasad	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest :: Users must by marto (Cardinal) on Aug 04, 2005 at 09:23 UTC
Users must: Take a number and get in line RFTM (or learn to read first, if required) Not speak until spoken to Run for cover Stop looking for the 'Any key' on their keyboard Never phone me again! Having a strange day with some of our users. Martin	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by cosimo (Hermit) on Jul 20, 2005 at 08:58 UTC
I know this is something that already came up, but years passed since then. I'd be curious to know what you other monks think now about... Your feeling about Perl 6 is: The version after Perl 5 No doubt, the best computer language in the known universe The Java/C#/Ruby/Python/Brainfck/... killer The definitive compiler-interpreter with its multi-backend architecture It's a stunningly advanced higher-level language Somewhat complex, sometimes I can't even follow `perl6-` lists Far too complex, I definitely can't follow `perl6-*` lists Will I need to modify my scripts and classes? Is there a Perl6 language? Huh?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: poll ideas quest by sub_chick (Hermit) on Dec 15, 2005 at 15:57 UTC
When the weather outside is frightful (giving you a day from the office)... My fire is so delightful. I don't know what to do outside my cubicle. The codes I write can melt any snow/ice (yes, they are that hot). I am doing donuts in a nearby parking lot In house, praying for all the snow one can handle (more snowangels for me). Zooming down the a residential street testing my brakes (can never be too safe). I am sitting here reading this poll, and yes...the weather is great! "Es gibt mehr zu Leben als B�cher, kennen Sie. Aber nicht viel mehr " -(Der Smiths)	[reply]
Monastic Vows by ptum (Priest) on Dec 27, 2005 at 20:55 UTC
Many monastic orders have traditionally offered temporary and permanent vows by which novices could become 'professed' (full) monks. These vows (in the Christian traditions) can be grouped into the categories of poverty, chastity and obedience. If you were to take the monk metaphor a little further, which of the following vows would you consider taking upon yourself (or would want imposed on someone else)? A vow of Silence (like [id://Erudil]) A vow of Patience and Kindness A vow of Brevity A vow of Spellchecking A vow of Helpfulness A vow of Irreverence A vow of Accuracy A vow of Ingenuity and Laziness A vow of Silliness and Frivolity	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Coleoid (Sexton) on Apr 04, 2001 at 08:21 UTC
Your rapper alias is: `* Funk R.E. /gx * Use Phat::Rhymes * No Strict Q.Q. Whitespace * Original Jaffa M.R.L.N. * Bless Selfy Self` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: poll ideas quest by systems (Pilgrim) on Jul 15, 2005 at 22:27 UTC
Is Perl relevant any longer? Yes No Maybe, I dont know, is it? Hell yea, you make me so angry >:( PHP IS PROPRIETARY FILTH Is programming relevant any longer?	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by kutsu (Priest) on Oct 21, 2005 at 16:17 UTC
Idea for poll, with much thanks to tye: This year for Halloween I will dress up as a(n): Animal Vegetable Mineral Profession Famous Person or Character Hardware/Software Other Inanimate Object Other Sex (Gender) Supernatural Creature Alien "Call the cops, NodeReaper's streaking again" other (please comment) Update: Added option suggested by holli; Changed last option slightly "Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - I think that I think, therefore I think that I am." Ambrose Bierce	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by chb (Deacon) on Jul 19, 2005 at 12:29 UTC
My favourite value is: 0 1 L Low H High X Tristate/Unknown 41 43 (come on, 42 would be boring...) 5.8.7 6ecab1f0-f850-11d9-8cd6-0800200c9a66	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by FoxtrotUniform (Prior) on Feb 19, 2003 at 06:04 UTC
How about: I play... the guitar the bass guitar the violin another stringed instrument the trumpet the clarinet the piano the voicebox (I sing) many instruments nothing something else It occurs to me that more Perl Monks (hackers in general, really) are musically inclined than you'd expect from the general population. `-- F o x t r o t U n i f o r m Found a typo in this node? /msg me The hell with paco, vote for Erudil!`	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by pileofrogs (Priest) on Dec 08, 2005 at 20:13 UTC
How do you vote on polls? Once and honestly Often but honestly Once but randomly Often and randomly Once and I lie Often and I lie	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by shiza (Hermit) on Jul 21, 2005 at 23:23 UTC
A Perl Monk's favorite gaming platform is? PC (DUH!) Gamecube (Mario and Link forever baby!) PS2 (why not?) Xbox (i have been assimilated) Grow up you slacker!	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by NateTut (Deacon) on Oct 19, 2005 at 15:51 UTC
What is your favorite kind of Poll choice? `A.) Serious and to the point B.) Pithy C.) Makes some obscure PM reference. D.) Mentions an inside joke about a(n) (in)famous Monk E.) Makes an obscure Perl reference F.) Cuts down some other scripting language (preferably VBScript)` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: poll ideas quest by sacked (Hermit) on Sep 18, 2006 at 00:51 UTC
I wake up my monitor which is currently in power-save mode by: Moving the mouse around wildly Moving the mouse around in a controlled manner Accidentally bumping my desk, which in turn moves my mouse around wildly Clicking one of the mouse buttons Pounding the keyboard Pressing the shift key Pressing the spacebar Pressing another key which I believe will not affect any open programs or windows Pressing any key, not caring if it affects any open programs or windows --sacked	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by kwaping (Priest) on Jul 22, 2005 at 18:33 UTC
I visit PM primarily to... get help help others socialize lurk get inspired pretend like I'm working	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by martin (Friar) on Jan 29, 2006 at 06:25 UTC
The worst piece of code in productive use I've seen so far was written in... Ada Algol APL AppleScript Assembler/Machine Code Awk Basic/Visual Basic Bourne Shell/C Shell/Korn Shell/Bash C C++ C# Cobol Eiffel/Sather Fortran Forth Haskell Java JavaScript/ECMAScript/JScript JCL Joss/Mumps/M Lisp/Logo/Scheme MS-DOS Batch Occam Pascal/Modula/Oberon/Delphi Postscript PEARL Perl PHP PL/1 Prolog Python Rexx Ruby Simula/Beta Smalltalk/Self Snobol/Icon SQL Tcl/Tk Other	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by marto (Cardinal) on Nov 22, 2005 at 15:15 UTC
All I want for Christmas is: World peace. A piece of the world :) An Optimus keyboard. A subscription to Make. Something shiny, with flashing lights ! To spend time with my loved ones. To spend time avoiding my loved ones. None of the above (please specify)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by kwaping (Priest) on Feb 02, 2006 at 22:57 UTC
The PerlMonks section or page I visit most frequently is: The Monastery Gates Seekers of Perl Wisdom Meditations PerlMonks Discussions Obfuscated Code Cool Uses For Perl Tutorials Perl Poetry Worst Nodes Best Nodes Newest Nodes Perl Monks User Search Offering Plate (liar!) cbhistory The St. Larry Wall Shrine Paco	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Rudif (Hermit) on Apr 02, 2001 at 03:04 UTC
vroom, How about making those proposed answers dynamic (monk-generated)? You could modify your voting booth script to list up to seven most popular answers to date. This would ease your burden in starting a new poll. You would just have to choose and post the quest-ion, and prime it with 2 answers (which would remain at the end of list all the time) Don't know Other At the end of poll, monks who first posted the most popular answers could perhaps get some appropriate number of XP. Rudif	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Grygonos (Chaplain) on Jul 18, 2005 at 12:55 UTC
Which technoblabberer would you most like to meet in a dark alley? John C. Dvorak Steve Ballmer Darl McBride Timothy Roberts NodeReaper Grygonos	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by liverpole (Monsignor) on Oct 14, 2006 at 17:27 UTC
I post to Perlmonks anonymously ... Never Only by mistake When I've forgotten my password If I'm afraid my post might cost me precious XP If I'm being obnoxious, obstreperous, and rude Several of the above All the time, as I'm too lazy to login All the time, as I've never registered All the time (for some other reason than above) s''(q.S:$/9=(T1';s;(..)(..);$..=substr+crypt($1,$2),2,3;eg;print$..$/	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by tbone1 (Monsignor) on Sep 07, 2005 at 12:52 UTC
Given that most of us must be Monty Python fans, how about a poll of favorite lines? Be sure to add your favorites Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! I will not buy this record, it is scratched. This is an ex-parrot! Spam spam spam spam! 'Romanii eunt domus'? Romans towards the house go? "We're all individuals!" "I'm not." Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries. 1, 2, 5! I think I'll go for a walk. I've got to sell you all for medical experiments It's spelled 'Raymond Luxury Yacht', but it's pronounced 'Throatwarbler Mangrove'. And Oliver has run himself over! What a great twit! -- tbone1, YAPS (Yet Another Perl Schlub) And remember, if he succeeds, so what. - Chick McGee	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by fmogavero (Monk) on Apr 03, 2001 at 00:59 UTC
I would like to see a poll that would help out the whole monastery. Some people with lower XP may be very experienced Perl programmers. Maybe you could even save the poll results to know where the dark areas of the monastery are. How many objects have you created in Perl? Which of the following modules have you used? How many lines of Perl code have you authored?(not plagarized)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by collin (Scribe) on Sep 27, 2005 at 05:11 UTC
If I was forced to use only one kind of loop for the rest of my days it would be a... while. for. do while. labeled block. foreach. triple nested labeled goto spaghetti loop.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by anonymized user 468275 (Curate) on Oct 05, 2005 at 11:36 UTC
When I downvote a node its is usually because: o It doesn't agree with what I already said clearly enough! o I otherwise disagree o The person's view conforms to my definition of arrogance o It doesn't agree with what everyone else says o other (please specify) One world, one people	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by logan (Curate) on Mar 22, 2003 at 20:18 UTC
Is perlmonks a suitable place for discussing the war? Yes No Yeah, but keep it civil Chatterbox only, please Do you support the war? Yes No I dunno, I'm torn. Now that we're in, we gotta finish it I don't wanna talk about it, at least not here My home pc is 2 ghz+ 1 to 2 ghz 500 mhz to 1 ghz I'm still using a Commadore 64. Please help! My work pc is Better, stronger, faster than what I have at home. About as good as what I have at home. Vastly inferior to what I have at home. I'm using a 9 ghz monkey brain processor with a 9 terrabyte RAID and 12 ghz of RAM at home, and a TI 99 at work. -Logan "What do I want? I'm an American. I want more."	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by insaniac (Friar) on Aug 08, 2005 at 08:19 UTC
Polls on techsites are: lame childish usually at the bottom of the page fux0red a great way to meet people a reflection of the amount of kids on the site boring huray! ;-) to ask a question is a moment of shame to remain ignorant is a lifelong shame	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by SirBones (Friar) on Oct 13, 2005 at 02:50 UTC
Which is your favorite pole: Flag Foul Position Axe South North Magnetic Vault -ar Bear Tad Lech Walesa "This bounty hunter is my kind of scum: Fearless and inventive." --J.T. Hutt	[reply]
Which DBD module do you use the most at work? by szabgab (Priest) on Mar 31, 2006 at 17:56 UTC
ADO Adabas CSV DB2 DBM Excel File Google Informix Ingres InterBase JDBC LDAP Mock ODBC Oracle Pg RAM Salesforce Sponge Sprite SQLite Sybase Yaswi iPod mSQL mysql	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by gri6507 (Deacon) on Aug 10, 2005 at 21:49 UTC
My preferred debugger is: * print "Debug: here1" * ptkdb * Komodo * Raid (tm) * I don't need no debugger. My code is perfect * Other	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by zby (Vicar) on Jul 25, 2003 at 12:28 UTC
There are some nodes mentioning siblings of monks. So I devised the following poll: I have: 0 1 2 3 4 5 or more I don't know siblings.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by fauria (Deacon) on Jul 21, 2005 at 14:33 UTC
What continent are you from? Afrasia Africa America Antartica Asia Australia Eurasia Europe NorthAmerica SouthAmerica Update: Extending I live in this Continent and poll idea: Where do the monks live?	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Minimiscience (Beadle) on Jun 06, 2007 at 02:11 UTC
The glass is... half full. half empty. empty. Hey, I was thirsty. Hold on, let me measure it. a cylindrical object formed mostly from molten silicon dioxide, lacking an upper base, and containing approximately 50% hydrogen oxide with trace amounts of lead and 50% atmospheric gasses. just another part of the illusion that our senses are all tapped into. broken. Where's your stupid personality test now, huh? severely lacking in my alcoholic beverage of choice. Wait, that's not a glass! It's a small mimic! Glass? What glass?	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by dimar (Curate) on Apr 07, 2006 at 17:02 UTC
Which perl feature are you NEVER going to use, even though you know how it works? `__DATA__` use English; formats; tr///; here documents; quotelike operators; prototypes; modules; require; eval; goto; labeled blocks; `__END__` =oQDlNWYsBHI5JXZ2VGIulGIlJXYgQkUPxEIlhGdgY2bgMXZ5VGIlhGV	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: poll ideas quest : Cheese Matters by Random_Walk (Prior) on Jul 22, 2005 at 11:56 UTC
My Favourite Cheese is: Brie Caerphilly Cambazolla Camembert Cheddar Cheshire Danish Blue Double Gloucester Edam Emmental Fetta Gorgonzola Gouda Manchego Mozzarella Oud Amsterdam Pecorino Romano Port Salut Red Leicester Roquefort Stilton Vacherin Mont d' Or Wensleydale cheese Other, Please Comment Cheers, R. Pereant, qui ante nos nostra dixerunt!	[reply] [d/l]
Re: poll ideas quest by DrWhy (Chaplain) on Aug 17, 2005 at 20:50 UTC
When are you moving to India in order to find a better job: Next month. Next year. When the company decides to outsouce my boss's job, so I can get him to train me to replace him. I already have a great job in India! When Mumbai freezes over. After I finish this Hindi-on-Tape course. Where's India? Dood. India's old nooz. I'm packin' my bags for SeaCode! --DrWhy "If God had meant for us to think for ourselves he would have given us brains. Oh, wait..."	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by blazar (Canon) on Mar 11, 2007 at 12:23 UTC
If Perl Existed in the 1960's... ...it would sound like ALGOL; ...we would have at least Perl 8 by now; ...nobody would be using it today; Any more ideas? Personally I think there wouldn't have been any restrictions nor warnings.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by GrandFather (Saint) on Aug 19, 2005 at 01:06 UTC
My age is: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 > 61 a lady never revels her age none of your business I am ageless Perl is Huffman encoded by design.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by grinder (Bishop) on Sep 19, 2006 at 15:48 UTC
If I was forced to program in another language, the Perl language feature I would miss most would be: formats heredocs do blocks block eval array slices qw operator next and last trailing commas statement modifiers variable interpolation anonymous subroutines Note, I'm not talking about CPAN, the testing infrastructure or anything "big". I'm interesting in what makes Perl so nice to use when you're working at the coalface. (the list is sorted by length of item, at least in my font). • another intruder with the mooring in the heart of the Perl	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by pileofrogs (Priest) on Nov 19, 2005 at 01:42 UTC
Another surrealist poll. I'm either stealing this from a buddy in the 5th grade or a stand up comic... `(question) How big is the color red, true or false? (options) Strongly Disagree [] Disagree [] Agree [] Strongly Agree []` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
I program GUIs in with perl with: by gam3 (Curate) on Feb 02, 2006 at 15:38 UTC
I program GUIs (in perl) using: X11::Protocol Tk Gtk Gtk2 Qt Gnome Gnome2 KDE Glade QApplication Curses Other (Please tell me so I can use it too) CowboyNeal -- gam3 A picture is worth a thousand words, but takes 200K.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by BigLug (Chaplain) on Sep 26, 2002 at 04:26 UTC
How about: What is the greated number of times you've clicked 'Preview' before you're ready to 'Submit' a post to perlmonks? More than 5 5 4 3 2 1 1, but thats just because there's no 'Submit' on the first page.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by greenFox (Vicar) on Sep 23, 2005 at 01:01 UTC
Which Perl Spy are you? Ace Le Chat Miss Engles Eric Jezebel Mama Natasha Oliver Pixie Mr. Radcliffe r0u73r Tina Wheelbarrow Wraith Wu-Li Mr. X -- Murray Barton Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. -Basho	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by submersible_toaster (Chaplain) on Jan 08, 2003 at 01:28 UTC
I have an idea for a poll, however it's not particularly novel, and the topic quite specific, I wrangle magnetic tapes with perl .., Never Occasionally with system('mt') Using a CPAN module Frequently, but it's a pain Magnetic Tapes? what are they? What do I hope to glean from this? Some idea of how useful a Device::MagneticTape module would be to the community. Aristotle kindly thrashed over Talking to Magnetic Tapes with me , and it has reached the stage where I am satisfied using it in backup and archive scripts, I'd like to get it out there if it's useful. I can't believe it's not psellchecked	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Caillte (Friar) on Jul 20, 2005 at 16:27 UTC
Which work would benefit most from being translated into perl poetry? Harry Potter The Bible The Art of War Shakespear's The Tempest Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance The Joy of Sex This page is intentionally left justified.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by talexb (Chancellor) on Jul 25, 2006 at 18:22 UTC
We just had a poll (or are still having a poll) on "How did you first get involved in Perl", so my suggestion is the followup to that question, which might be phrased as "Why do you stick with Perl after all this time?" In my case, I'm (eight years into it, heh) still learning about how Perl works, how certain modules work, how testing works, and about Perl 6, which looks like it's going to be very cool when it arrives (in 18 months .. it's always 18 months away). Updated: I found CPAN I found Perlmonks I finally got a really good handle on regular expressions (or closures, or inheritance, or Perl OO ..) I found out I could use it for CGI scripts I found out I could use it for things other than CGI scripts I attended a Perlmongers meeting and was impressed with the local community I attended a YAPC and felt right at home (or was able to harangue a module author in person ..) I got a chance to re-do some horrible old Perl code and had so much fun doing it that I'm here to stay I tried some of the other scripting languages but got frustrated. (Indentation, lack of CPAN, verbosity, too OO, not OO enough ..) Alex / talexb / Toronto "Groklaw is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by wfsp (Abbot) on Nov 29, 2006 at 06:25 UTC
When I'm cold I... warm by the fire warm beside the fire warm under fire (and get a medal) sing carols by the fire sling carol on the fire argue about grammar warm marshmallows by the fire ("...and put them where?") warm nuts by the fire deconstruct a conflagration The bad jokes are mine and the good ones are from the cb. Update: corrected spelling (yet another bourgeois prejudice). :-)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by blue_cowdawg (Monsignor) on May 16, 2007 at 16:13 UTC
What is your idea of the breakfast of champions?: Fish and Chips Eggs and Bacon Boxed dry cereal (Corn Flakes, Total, Cheerios, etc.) Corn flakes and beer Beer Pancakes Bagels Toast Biscuits Oatmeal Cream of Wheat Other Peter L. Berghold -- Unix Professional Peter -at- Berghold -dot- Net; AOL IM redcowdawg Yahoo IM: blue_cowdawg	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest (watch) by ambrus (Abbot) on Jan 08, 2006 at 14:54 UTC
I prefer this kind of clock or watch: digital analog analog, circle divided to 24 hours none Update 2008 sep 6: done: I prefer this kind of clock or watch:.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by shenme (Priest) on Feb 01, 2007 at 02:02 UTC
Answers come to me ... when I stand up (fundamental vascular decompression) when I walk away (mental decompression) when I leave work (attitudinal decompression) when I drive home (cylinder compressions) when listening to music (audio decompression) when watching TV (visual impressions) when waking up (diurnal recompression) when driving to work (schedule recompression) when in meetings (sudden pressures) in CowboyNeal's voice in my sleep (depressing, ain't it?)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by blazar (Canon) on Jan 25, 2006 at 08:38 UTC
My favourite poll thus far has been: this one! The next successful successor to DVD as a medium for video will be: I prefer this kind of clock or watch: Someday "everything" will be powered by... I take this poll The most useful key on my keyboard is: How do you plan on spending your leap second? One thing I wasn't expecting... What's your favourite method of untainting? All I want for Christmas is: The most useless key on my keyboard is: A PerlMonk's favorite vacation destination: The title least worthy of being used in the perlmonks experience system is My favorite monkishly-named persona: This year for Halloween I will dress as a(n) I visit PM primarily to... Spaghetti code... If I was forced to use only one kind of loop for the rest of my days it would be a Which section of the monastery I'm most fond of If I were a rich (wo)man... Which topic is most controversial within the halls of our sanctimonious Monastery: When are you moving to India to find a better job? I'm going to [http://braga.yapceurope.org/\|YAPC Europe: Braga, Portugal], because I'm not going to [http://braga.yapceurope.org/\|YAPC Europe: Braga, Portugal], because When I see a poll The shortest distance between my keyboard and the Monastery is: Most poll options are... PerlMonks Survivor would be won this season by: I've played solitaire with physical cards within the last: The best "true zero" is... When I count, I think of numbers as... The cutest Perl6 marsupial mascot would be... I resolve to finally grok and use the regex option... The most Perlish Beatle was... I usually listen to... I usually debug via... My cow-orkers mostly... Most of the email spam I get is: The most useful form of typing is... I need more... How I usually read my mail: For whom would you vote, if you were an American? I prefer to wear... What's your prefered revision control system? Do you smoke tobacco? At my main job I mostly occupy my... I'm most impressed by... My preferred source of caffeine is... The most annoying common way to get a string literal in Perl is... The sportiest activity that I do regularly is best categorized as... How long have you been using Perl? Of the Friends, I most identify with... The best thing about whoppers is... My favorite Perl-related onomatope is... I most recently did it in the... The best way to get food in my mouth is... My favorite P38 is... On St. Valentine's Day I forgot... My interpersonal communication protocol/style is the most like... Favorite Winter Activity Top goal for 2004 The best present I got this season was... This year I was... This season I'm celebrating... Pumpkins are best used for... This is a new poll? The number of ways I've independently discovered to make Perl segfault: Mr. Vroom's birthday be Saturday the 20th. What booty shall ye be givin' him? I refer to a non-specified carbonated beverage as a: The sort of fiction you're most likely to find me reading: My Favorite Holy War is: My favorite HTML font style tag is... I mostly browse with JavaScript... There's no X like... I spend most of my time in... My first computer was... Perl 6 feature that scares me the most: Music is the most fun when stored via... What's that noise? The plural of "athlete's foot" is... My favorite logical fallacy: I get my hair cut... MARCH is... I play the following instrument(s)... Favorite Cheese Today, February 14, is... My favorite other on-line community is... After the OS upgrade the site responsiveness If I had to rate my effort at work it'd be Top goal for 2003 This poll has: How many showed up at the monastery on Christmas 2002? How I want my memory managed Thing that would make going to work more agreeable The new automated poll-producing code... Rap Star I would most like as my Project Manager I mainly write Perl at... My favorite lie is... My company employs... To install a module... PerlMonks needs... If I had to pick, I'd pick: Object Orientation is: My username is... I surf PM during In this poll, I Polls should be closed at Number of beverage containers currently on my desk Voting slipups (see results before voting) On sushi: Vacation plans this summer Do you plan to attend YAPC::America::North 2002? Favorite Star Wars film: I prefer The nature of my most pressing need(s): Favorite programming language, other than Perl: Your favorite Muppet: Perl 6 will primarily be: The One True Style of indentation: When I grow up, I want to be: My primary PC CPU is a My favorite cartoon is kudra is getting married and I'm going to get her a Fries are best with... Dingbats in node titles? Favorite Graphics Creation Tool Valentine's Day Plans The perlmonks.org server downtime has made me: Top goal for the coming new year Projected weight change this holiday season Number of PerlMonks coffee mugs I would like to purchase Average number of caffeinated beverages per work day I filter my mail Obfuscation is I wrote my first Perl Module Database of choice Votebots My typing speed Polls should be changed I'm currently at/in I've had my current job for I use Perl at work for Biggest clue you don't want the job you're offered My April Fools Prank is Favorite Slacking Activity Hours of sleep I get on an average weeknight Best way to get in touch with me My Valentine's Day Planning Includes: The NodeReaper is... Number of Perl Monks I have met in Real Life The New Server Favorite Descriptive Variable Name I prefer what's behind This best sums up my view on xmas lights Most likely thing to make vroom go postal in the last 2 weeks of the semester Best part of Thanksgiving Amount of MP3s I have at my home Estimated time it would take me to find a new unannounced feature on PM I currently have terminals open on X machines Preferred way of deciding the President for once and all My home internet connection is The most important issue for me in elections is: I am a M/F/Other (take two) My age is My idea of Halloween fun Favorite PM merchandise item Other programming language I most often use The state of my vision My crime of choice I've watched the US Presidential Debates I watch the Olympics I have contributed a module to CPAN I save my files How many different programming languages have you programmed in within the last month? I'd rather be Perl Monks polls generally Will you be attending Linux World Thing vroom is most likely to forget/lose in California My favorite flame retardant Preferred way of entering a room My favorite color for the Handspring Visor is... My preferred T-shirt size is... Servers with an uptime of more than a day are Favorite way to spend an afternoon at work... I consider driving on this side of the road to be safest generally.... I was subjected to fireworks this many times in the past week My preferred method for chatting with other users My views on pseudohashes How many computers do you own? I use CGI.pm for If I had to choose a pet from the following it'd be a: Did you work at all on Memorial Day? I use return on a subroutine Favorite Symbol Variable My favorite looping mechanism in Perl is: Should Perl Gurus (Wall,Schwartz,Christiansen et al) receive mega XP based on who they are? I work out/exercise this often Number of times I've used goto in Perl How Many Perl Books do you Own? Most likely message for vroom to receive from a magic 8 ball It takes me this long to get to work\|school My Thoughts on the New Voting/Experience System On weekends I generally sleep until... My favorite {soda\|pop} is... Favorite Monk Picture My favorite Perl Monks theme is Do you own a gun? I am a M/F/Other... My uptime is currently... I've had this much school: My Super Bowl plans include: Favorite Author I live in this Continent The computer I use most runs... I spend most of my time coding Your editor of choice is.. When Y2k hits I'll be.. Your first Perl Book	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by McDarren (Abbot) on Apr 15, 2006 at 13:46 UTC
In light of Ovid's recent meditation, I think the only way to really settle which is the best Perl book, is to put it to a poll :) Here is a list (mostly) taken from that thread: Update: Suggested Poll Title: If I could only own one Perl book, it would be: Learning Perl Perl Best Practices Perl Testing: a Developer's Notebook Higher Order Perl Programming Perl Perl black book Perl in a Nutshell Object Oriented Perl Effective Perl Programming Perl Cookbook Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules (Apologies if this one has already been done - but I couldn't find it, so I guess not)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by McDarren (Abbot) on Sep 18, 2006 at 07:59 UTC
The most unusual place I have logged into Perl Monks from is: my home my home, whilst taking a bath somebody else's home somebody else's home, whilst taking a bath my office/school/university my office/school/university, whilst taking a bath my car, whilst driving a train a bus a boat/ship an aeroplane StarBucks™ a SpaceShuttle a public washroom a private washroom all of the above somewhere else...	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Spidy (Chaplain) on Nov 04, 2005 at 17:40 UTC
How many Surrealists does it take to write a Perl program? A Fish. rand(4); 8. My Website	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by mildside (Friar) on Nov 24, 2005 at 05:47 UTC
The coffee I drink (and what programmer doesn't) is usually: - Crappy Caterer's blend provided by my employer. - Cafeteria muck. - Nescafe, and I bring my own. - Plunger coffee, I and I bring my own pre-ground. - Filter coffee. - Quality Espresso coffee. - I get my freshly roasted beans delivered and grind them myself. - I roast my own beans (serious coffe lovers only).	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by holli (Abbot) on Feb 07, 2006 at 21:03 UTC
How would you look for a needle in a bundle of hay? burn the hay and sieve the ashes. use a magnet. use a metal detector. pick out every single straw and take what remains. x-ray the hay. none of the above (please tell us how). holli, /regexed monk/	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by marto (Cardinal) on Oct 15, 2006 at 23:14 UTC
This Halloween I will be dressed up as: Jason Voorhees Freddy Krueger Frankenstein's monster Dracula The Wolf Man A Zombie Ash an Alien General Zod One of the greatest mass produced costumes of all time One of the worst produced costumes of all time My PHB paco None of the above, please specify. Updated: Added the General Zod option	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by jimt (Chaplain) on Jul 19, 2006 at 19:55 UTC
I'm always curious about why people chose or started using perl. So how about... I first became interested in Perl because... The regular expressions No need for explicit typing I thought I needed to use it to make CGI scripts all the modules on CPAN it seemed trendy it's very easy to pick up and start writing my employer told me to my friends convinced me to switch to it	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by gregor42 (Parson) on Nov 07, 2006 at 13:57 UTC
What I look for in a Turkey is... Size Symmetry Efficiency Maintainability Smallest Footprint/Padprint Speed Functionality Objective Orientation Friendly User Interface/Quack Aerodynamics Proximate patches Stuffing Tofu A Chicken and a Duck Dinosaur DNA CowboyNeal Wait! This isn't a Parachute, this is a Backpack!	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by shmem (Chancellor) on Apr 24, 2007 at 16:36 UTC
My favourite typo is mkae prel sl acheive I get first and last char right, mostly ayn, Im' lysdexic / steghalenic exchnage fileds open I,'<',$life I have splice, pop and shitf at my fingretips swap or round-robin two or more chars none - I am globally strict tyeglob other (please specify)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by anonymized user 468275 (Curate) on Aug 04, 2005 at 11:21 UTC
Which of the following features is most likely to influence the order in which you read PM nodes, i.e. to read them before reading a nother node: 1) The timestamp (earliest first for replies, latest for original nodes) 2) The depth of reply level (treating an original node as 0 and having the highest priority in this case). 3) The category it lives in (e.g. SoPW, MonasteryGates...) 4) By Newest nodes 5) By Recently active threads 6) Other? One world, one people	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by theroninwins (Friar) on Mar 20, 2006 at 14:53 UTC
If Perl would not exist, what would you be doing... o be in the circuis business o be inventing it o be unemployed and proud of it o be gaming o using another language...they are all the same	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by davies (Monsignor) on Aug 09, 2005 at 07:43 UTC
Would it help to have some advance notice of what the next poll will be? That way, monks could comment on missing, duplicated or just plain funny options before voting started. Regards, John Davies	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by DrWhy (Chaplain) on Aug 09, 2006 at 00:33 UTC
The Next Great Perl Book from O'Reilly will be: Perl in a Nuthouse Perl Worst Practices Learning Perl/Curses (and Other Magic) Mastering Perl Irregular Expressions and Other s/#!\t/. Embalming and Entombing Perl (or Why Won't Perl Just die()?) Prrrl for Grrrls Perl Tasting: A Developer's Cookbook Objectionable Disoriented Perl Perl for Middle Managers The Perl Kelley Blue Book Monkey Business: The Compleat Guide to the Perl Monastery All I Ever Needed to Know I Downloaded from CPAN Mastering Learning Perl Pocket Cookbook Reference CD Bookshelf for Perl Mongers and Other Insane Idiots in a Nutshell. --DrWhy "If God had meant for us to think for ourselves he would have given us brains. Oh, wait..."	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by kabeldag (Hermit) on Dec 03, 2006 at 10:47 UTC
When casting a vote, I usually : Send ++ to worthy nodes Send -- votes to George Bush Send ++ votes to George Bush Send votes to informative nodes open(XP,">>&STDOUT"); open(XP,">>$ANONYMOUS_MONK"); open(XP,">>/dev/null"); open(XP,"<<&STDIN"); Cast incorrectly due to a high ethyl alcohol reading Vote for change Vote for stability Vote for more motor sport venues Vote for pencils with erasers Read the node before voting	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by lima1 (Curate) on Aug 15, 2006 at 11:19 UTC
When I am bored, I usually... write some obfuscated code write some cool but completely useless modules like Lingua::Romana::Perligata Chat with Nevtlathiel Write a three page answer to the newest Hash-of-Hashes question Start some flamewars on slashdot.org Reload my favorite news page every 5 seconds to make sure I am the first who read the newest article Play a tetris clone	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by gregor42 (Parson) on Jan 31, 2007 at 21:30 UTC
My ideal Valentine: Doesn't know I exist Hates my guts Thinks I'm a creep Doesn't know it yet I haven't met yet I'll never meet I can't get out of my mind Is never going to see it coming Is layin' on down by the fire Is hacking code by dim light Sweet Bloody Valentine... Has a quad-core Is overclocked Can beat me at chess Curses in Russian Can beat me at Katamari Damashii Hates Consumer-Oriented Holidays as much as I do All I want to do is a boom, boom, boom and a vroom, vroom Wait! This isn't a Parachute, this is a Backpack!	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by InfiniteLoop (Hermit) on Aug 11, 2005 at 20:19 UTC
How about: What is your annual income: Less than $50,000 > $50,000 and < $100,000 >$100,000 Im Bill Gates I work in <generic country>, you dolt!	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by atemon (Chaplain) on Jul 03, 2007 at 07:22 UTC
I am most efficient in Perl, when I am Passionate Romantic Jocking Angry Frustrated Serious Happy Scared Others I am most efficient in Perl, when I face North South East West Window Monitor/Screen Productivity? Whats it? Sleeping Others Don't you like perl Yes No	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by 5mi11er (Deacon) on Jul 25, 2005 at 22:43 UTC
My favorite camel is: Blue Pink (llamas are cousins to camels) Dromedary Bactrian Joe Camel Rusty Canadian Mathematical Society web site A rock group A beach I'd also run across this link: "A Camel toe", but I'm thinking it probably shouldn't be included in the list... -Scott	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by tbone1 (Monsignor) on Sep 01, 2005 at 13:53 UTC
I prefer: 1 0 null undefined null but defined beer -- tbone1, YAPS (Yet Another Perl Schlub) And remember, if he succeeds, so what. - Chick McGee	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by dynamo (Chaplain) on May 31, 2006 at 23:16 UTC
In polls, I usually: Really think it through and choose the best answer for me. Roll a d20, and get the modulus vs. number of choices. Choose the one I think will be most popular. Choose the one I think will be least popular. Choose the one I want to be most popular. Choose the weirdest one. Choose what my party tells me to.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by VSarkiss (Monsignor) on Oct 02, 2006 at 17:27 UTC
I would love a Perl API to control my: PS2/Gamecube/Xbox/etc MP3 player Anything on Gizmodo Household appliances (washer, dryer, etc) Car (`$self->park()`, anyone?) Family and/or relatives Do not rebuke them with harsh words ... but rather lead them gently - with URLs - so that they may learn wisdom.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: poll ideas quest (blanket; this sentence no) by ambrus (Abbot) on Sep 06, 2005 at 08:20 UTC
The length of my blanket is <1.8 m 1.8 m 2.0 m 2.2 m >2.2 m I use none This sentence no... verb sense fun way a poll question answer true end	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Hue-Bond (Priest) on Oct 10, 2006 at 06:59 UTC
"My favorite Perl Monks theme is" revisited: Default Blue Web-Safe Dark Green Web-Safe JBlue Night Shift Perl-Blue Red One of those, with changes I've made my own Copied and adapted from somewhere None of the above Themes? Great! Where are they? -- David Serrano	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by hasimir44 (Sexton) on Jun 17, 2006 at 01:43 UTC
`Which movie would you like to see first? 1. children of the cron 2. X11men 3. openoffice space 4. sleep ping in Seattle 5. tar cry 6. bash of the titans` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: poll ideas quest by marto (Cardinal) on Mar 19, 2006 at 14:15 UTC
The best computer themed movie is: Tron Wargames Hackers (boo!) The Net Antitrust (gahhh!) Electric drems (yikes!) None of the above, please specify Martin	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by jwkrahn (Abbot) on Apr 01, 2006 at 04:29 UTC
Favourite comedy troupe: Monty Python's Flying Circus Firesign Theatre Whose Line Is It Anyway? Saturday Night Live - Ackroyd, Belushi, Curtin, Morris, Murray, Newman, Radner Kids In The Hall Parliament/Congress/Senate	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Tyraziel (Novice) on Jul 21, 2005 at 19:15 UTC
Should emoticons become accepted ways to end a sentance online? Yes No Only :-), :-/, :-( etc etc Sometimes ending a sentance with an emoticon adds a little to the way you should read it :-)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by BerntB (Deacon) on Sep 04, 2006 at 08:58 UTC
Worst work-destroying Poll: A list of web-comics where I've never heard of half Sigh.. what can compare to previous option? :-(	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by EvanK (Chaplain) on Feb 06, 2007 at 16:19 UTC
I really should know better, but I still don't... ...`use strict;` ...`use warnings;` ...not roll my own ...utilize a revision control system ...call map or grep in non-void context ...control flow with loops instead of goto labels ...perform unit tests ...untaint user input ...lexically scope variables with my ...use Google and Super Search ...stop taunting the Node Reaper __________ The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. - Terry Pratchett	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: poll ideas quest by gregor42 (Parson) on Jan 26, 2006 at 19:42 UTC
Two humble submissions: Poll 1: What is the correct plural form of the word "virus"? viruses virus viri virii CowboyNeal Poll 2: What is your favorite meta-syntactic variable name? foo bar baz qux quux jorge grault garply waldo fred plugh xyzzy thud CowboyNeal Wait! This isn't a Parachute, this is a Backpack!	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by kwaping (Priest) on May 04, 2006 at 17:08 UTC
If PerlMonks.com was to start charging for access, I would be willing to pay: a small monthly fee a large monthly fee a small annual fee a large annual fee whatever is asked attention a compliment my respects cash to [id://CowboyNeal] or [id://Paco] absolutely nothing this poll sucks --- It's all fine and dandy until someone has to look at the code.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Gremlin (Acolyte) on Apr 01, 2001 at 12:44 UTC
We should get some bumper stickers with "I left my wife for Perl !"	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by robot_tourist (Hermit) on Sep 06, 2005 at 06:48 UTC
Preferred grey for gui widgets: #bbbbbb #cccccc #dddddd #eeeeee #d4d0c8 other - please specify How can you feel when you're made of steel? I am made of steel. I am the Robot Tourist. Robot Tourist, by Ten Benson	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by syphilis (Archbishop) on Jul 08, 2007 at 15:38 UTC
When I convert to Islam I will change my name to: elsif mkdir umask chroot eof semget seekdir pack Sheik Rattle'n'Roll Other	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Pied (Monk) on Aug 01, 2005 at 08:17 UTC
How far can a swallow wearing coconuts fly? -42 -Is it an European swallow? -CowboyNeal shot it down -ObiWan Kenobi says there are no coconuts waves his hand -It can't fly with coconuts! -Far...Very far.. Who's the strongest? -Elephant -Hipopotamus -Alien -Camel -Vim In space, no one will hear you -cry -flush the toilets -not flush the toilets -use emacs -and you are sad -sing madonna -who cares? You like your coffee with -sugar and cream -a handsome guy -a beautiful girl -vim -all the love you can give P! Are the monkeys gone yet?	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by jonix (Friar) on Nov 24, 2005 at 10:35 UTC
Please name your Linux Distribution of choice Ubuntu Linux Mandriva Linux SUSE LINUX Fedora Core Debian GNU/Linux Knoppix MEPIS Linux Gentoo Linux Slackware Linux Xandros Desktop Other Linux (please tell us) None (BSD) None (Mac) None (other NIX) None (BeOS) None (Windows) None (other OS) I am undecided about my OS or Distro choice Note: Please dont be annoyed if your favourite Distro or OS is not among the choices, I just derived them from the most popular list at distrowatch.com. Regards, jonix	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by ww (Archbishop) on Oct 23, 2006 at 14:47 UTC
Scariest part of Hallow'een at the Monastery is: cookie-crumblers (at the porticullis) zombies 'bots the bony one dragons other bretheren javascript <UNhidden>dhoss with a sock and numerous bars of soap after a night of trick or treating (ie: horseless headman)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Moron (Curate) on Apr 25, 2007 at 13:43 UTC
If at work I have to use Windows XP with a write-protected hard drive so I can't put Perl on my desktop, I ... o format the disk and reinstall Windows o format the disk and reinstall Linux o format the disk and reinstall both o produce a costing of the lost development time as a result of an ina +dequate desktop and send it to my manager o call the helpdesk and report it as a fault o record half an hour per day "Windows overhead" in my timesheets o nothing I just live with it o what's Window's XP? o bring own Linux laptop to work o bring own Windows laptop to work o instead go and fulfil my childhood ambition to be a train driver, wo +oo! wooo! [download] __________________________________________________________________________________ ^M Free your mind!	[reply] [d/l]
Re: poll ideas quest by Spidy (Chaplain) on Jul 21, 2005 at 02:20 UTC
Maybe: Favorite Cheese Flavor Shoe Size # of hours spent on perlmonks/perl related websites My Website	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Preceptor (Deacon) on Jan 10, 2006 at 09:04 UTC
Cats or Dogs?	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by jhourcle (Prior) on Jun 06, 2007 at 18:25 UTC
In keeping with the current poll ( I backup my files: ) : I test my backups: daily weekly monthly yearly frequently infrequently I knew I was forgetting something when it's too late other	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by vrk (Chaplain) on Feb 28, 2007 at 21:05 UTC
Do you have a Perl Geek Code? Yes, of course. Yes, but I'm not telling you. No; never knew it existed! No. I don't do Geek Codes.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by EvanK (Chaplain) on Jun 18, 2007 at 18:17 UTC
Choose wisely: The ozone layer Cheese in a spray can __________ Systems development is like banging your head against a wall... It's usually very painful, but if you're persistent, you'll get through it.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by jffry (Hermit) on Jan 27, 2006 at 17:41 UTC
If I won the lottery big-time, I'd spend my working hours: holding the same job; I love it here! contributing to Perl Core. contributing to CPAN. contributing to some other free software project. playing Dungeons & Dragons. watching Dr. Who episodes. writing/reading those novels I've been meaning to get to. catching up on my sunlight exposure deficit. finally giving those girls on eros.com a call. all of the above.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest (sleep) by ambrus (Abbot) on May 13, 2006 at 14:33 UTC
Two polls about sleeping habits. They are not quite orthogonal, they could be combined to one if you really want to; or some options can be removed if you want a shorter poll. I usually sleep ... lying on my back lying on my front lying on my left side lying on my right side lying curled up on my side lying on either my front or my back lying on either side lying in any position sitting standing walking I never sleep I mostly sleep ... on a bed with a soft mattress on a bed with a firm mattress on a sofabed on a foldable camping bed on a hammock in an armchair on a mattress on the floor on the floor in a tent outdoor in a sleeping bag on the street sitting on a vehicle over work/studies in a meeting/conference walking (Update) via 4-arg select I never sleep I always sleep (It might also be possible to ask about what kind of pillow one uses.) (Update: thanks for ysth for his suggestion.) Update 2008 sep 6: second one done: I mostly sleep...	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by TStanley (Canon) on Jul 08, 2007 at 15:16 UTC
Who is your favorite Transformer: Optimus Prime Bumblebee Ratchet Ironhide Jazz Megatron Barricade BoneCrusher Starscream Soundwave Ravage UPDATE: Added Ravage to list on 7 Sep 07 TStanley -------- People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. -- George Orwell	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by kwaping (Priest) on Jun 12, 2006 at 16:31 UTC
I think it'd be really great to resurrect I have contributed a module to CPAN now, to see how the numbers have changed, and to see who's done what since then. --- It's all fine and dandy until someone has to look at the code.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by cosmicperl (Chaplain) on Oct 02, 2007 at 16:37 UTC
Some like the idea, some hate the idea. I think a poll would let us all know exactly what the figures are. A) Think Perl certification is all round good B) Think Perl certification is bad but see the need C) Think Perl certification is bad but understand businesses would like it D) Think Perl certification is all round bad E) Undecided Lyle	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Marza (Vicar) on Sep 06, 2005 at 19:58 UTC
I am bad at remembering lines but how about a poll for the best game lines?	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by pileofrogs (Priest) on Dec 01, 2005 at 19:05 UTC
When you see poor spelling in a post on PM what does that make you think about the poster? I wouldn't let 'em touch my code/documentation with a ten foot pole. They might code OK, but I don't want them doing documentation. It's a post on PM, so it doesn't matter. If it were a more formal document, I'd have a low opinion of the poster. I don't think it makes a difference either way. Poor spellers are a superior breed of humanity.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest (housework) by ambrus (Abbot) on Apr 13, 2007 at 15:27 UTC
The title for the housework poll shall be: The chore I hate the most is The chore I enjoy the most is The ideal partner is one that does I wish my spouse would do I force my spouse to do I force my children to do My family is grateful that I always do I wish parents didn't force children to do I pay a servant to do I belive people in 2050 won't have to do I wish perl would help me do ... looking after child shopping cooking feeding child washing up putting the cutlery in/out the dishwasher buying clothes buying chlotes for child washing by hand washing with a machine hanging chlotes ironing cleaning shoes doing the bed cleaning windows dusting shelves tidying my desk vacuum cleaning sweeping with a broom mopping repainting walls gardening watering plants repairing the car changing light bulbs feeding and walking pets looking after household animals something else (please detail) This may be redundant to Irregular Webcomic poll 301: Which household chore do you dislike the least?, won by taking out the rubbish.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by kulls (Hermit) on Dec 02, 2005 at 04:38 UTC
Purl Monks going to be very peak traffic in Asian timings European timings US timings Not at all - we manage well Weekend holidays 24 hrs Non-stop busy -kulls	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by leocharre (Priest) on Mar 06, 2006 at 14:40 UTC
Choose one: vi vim gvim what th.. ?	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by davis (Vicar) on Dec 05, 2005 at 15:22 UTC
How many passwords does your (in-head) memory hold? davis Kids, you tried your hardest, and you failed miserably. The lesson is: Never try.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by rinceWind (Monsignor) on Nov 25, 2006 at 21:47 UTC
This is partially inspired by YAML for logs?. My preferred way of handling config data in Perl is: .ini files perl code (eval, do or require) shell environment variables YAML JSON XML Something else: please tell -- Oh Lord, won�t you burn me a Knoppix CD ? My friends all rate Windows, I must disagree. Your powers of persuasion will set them all free, So oh Lord, won�t you burn me a Knoppix CD ? (Missquoting Janis Joplin)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by monkfan (Curate) on Oct 15, 2005 at 02:39 UTC
I think I can be more useful to PM if I am allowed to be member of: pmdev janitors pollsters QandAEditors SiteDocClan power users Yep. gods is not included. It's a birthright! This is another one, most helpful saint (that appears often in CB) is: Zaxo castaway ikegami Corion BrowserUK davido tlm tye ysth Regards, Edward	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Skeeve (Parson) on Mar 17, 2007 at 06:54 UTC
Do you want to vote on this poll? Yes No `s$$([},&%#}/&/]+}%&{});#$&&s&&$^X.($'^"%]=\&(\|?{%` `+`.+=%;.#_}\&"^"-+%*).}%:##%}={~=~:.")&e&&s""`$''`"e	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: poll ideas quest by arkturuz (Curate) on Jun 01, 2006 at 07:35 UTC
Here's an idea: My next tatoo will be: DWIM TMTOWTDI use strict; Devil is a loser Rock n Roll Perl n Roll :-)	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Trihedralguy (Pilgrim) on Mar 26, 2007 at 01:50 UTC
Do you understand the images that change on the different pages of Perlmonks.com? 1. Yes 2. No > As a new user, I dont understand why there is a guy with a bird on his head, or an evil girl that is red (the devil?).	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by kutsu (Priest) on Feb 10, 2006 at 20:29 UTC
If I were to compete in an Olympic Event it would be: Alpine Skiing Biathlon Bobsled Cross-country Skiing Curling Figure Skating Freestyle Skiing Ice Hockey Luge Nordic Combined Short Track Skeleton Ski Jumping Snowboarding Speed Skating I prefer just to watch	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by blazar (Canon) on Mar 13, 2007 at 16:46 UTC
In addition to PerlMonks, other online Perl comminities I'm regularly in are: clpmisc; use.perl.org; the `#perl` channel on irc.freenode.net. Other suggestions? Update: added the third entry above, as per ambrus's suggestion.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: poll ideas quest by ambrus (Abbot) on Mar 18, 2007 at 15:24 UTC
The Top Perl/Programming Song of All Time	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Ojosh!ro (Beadle) on Mar 30, 2007 at 12:16 UTC
Who is always right? I am The highest ranking replier ( or the oldest or whatever ) CowboyNeal? Some super-alpha in the sky... Aliens!!! My dad William Henry Gates III Your girlfriend Anyone with open sores The guy with the biggest gun/wallet Other, Your name here if( exists $aeons{strange} ){ die $death unless ( $death%2 ) }	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by ferreira (Chaplain) on Apr 10, 2007 at 13:12 UTC
What Unix means to you? Everything Unix, what? A day dream Bread and butter A way of life Stuff for nerds Hell, no! Nothing	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by leocharre (Priest) on Jul 12, 2006 at 15:46 UTC
Do you think perl will become obsolete/replaced/something indisputably better will appear: in the next 10 years in the next 30 years in the next 50 years by the time this happens, user to hardware interface will make use of all interpreted languages obsolete.	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Moron (Curate) on Jul 20, 2006 at 09:59 UTC
Owing to tight operational rules and sharing of servers between systems, you cannot install non-core Perl modules on a server-wide basis. Assume you have several environments in your production line. Which of the following compensatory activities do you expect to be the most important: - automating installations - version control - customising process environment and directories - developing your own modules - standardisation of code - ... -M Free your mind	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by apl (Monsignor) on May 03, 2007 at 20:04 UTC
Favorite _Dilbert_ strip. Favorite cartoon strip, current or dead. (Far Side, Dilbert, Adam @ Home, Calvin & Hobbes, Zits, ...). Did you like the _Dilbert_ animated series? Favorite animated TV series (Dilbert, Tick, Legion of Super Heroes, Cowboy Bebop, ... ) As far as favorite _Dilbert_ strip, I'd have to go with the first I ever read. The Pointy Haired Boss asks Dilbert if he know Eunuchs (sp). Dilbert replies that he does, and it's pronounced "Unix". PHB replies, "In that case, you can ignore this appointment with the Company Nurse.".	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by lowphive (Monk) on May 14, 2007 at 09:18 UTC
i know, i know, kind of juvenile. but i want to know! who would win in a fight? -Gandalf -Superman -Paco	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by kabeldag (Hermit) on Aug 22, 2006 at 05:23 UTC
Would you use a PerlMonks.org email account ? 1. Yes 2. No	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by blazar (Canon) on Jun 27, 2007 at 08:44 UTC
My favourite Perl freak is: moronzilla Xah Lee The guy with 22 years of IT experience Wassercrats Any more suggestions?	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by Scott7477 (Chaplain) on Jun 14, 2006 at 17:52 UTC
Which academic institution would you rather be offered a job at: Institute for Advanced Studies-Princeton NJ Santa Fe Institute-Santa Fe, NM Jet Propulsion Lab-Pasadena, CA Los Alamos National Lab-Los Alamos, NM Starfleet Academy-?	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by EvanCarroll (Chaplain) on Oct 15, 2005 at 00:13 UTC
Here is a poll that isn't useless.. What would like to see better documented? XS Mason/TT etc. Catalyst/Maypole etc XML/HTML Parsing Text parsing X11/Win32 ::GuiTest perl -d1 Advanced undocumented/unsupported CORE wizardry TK/QT EvanCarroll's Life Story Other ideas welcomed. Evan Carroll www.EvanCarroll.com	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by clinton (Priest) on Apr 05, 2006 at 12:12 UTC
I'm gay and I have met only one other gay programmer. Likewise, by far the majority of developers seem to be men, so I'd be interested in finding out what proportion of perl programmers are male/female gay/straight. Are you: A straight man A straight woman A gay man A gay woman A bi man A bi woman An asexual man An asexual woman Something in between	[reply]
Re: poll ideas quest by EvanCarroll (Chaplain) on Oct 06, 2006 at 03:39 UTC
What version control system do you prefer? Git SVN - Subversion SVK CVS - Concurrent Versioning System RCS - Revision Control System Arch Other None SourceSafe PVCS Though no one is going to choose SourceSafe, lets get real, MS doesn't even use it Evan Carroll www.EvanCarroll.com	[reply]


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poll ideas quest

What is your favorite module?

Which module, if taken cruelly away from you, would leave you about as productive as a Java programmer?

If the Camel Book disappeared from the planet, what Perl book would you rely on?

What is your Favorite NON-O'Reilly Perl Book?

What would like to see better documented?