Re^3: print last file updated into directory

Hello Anonymous Monk,
By low level , is it that it is not an efficient way to traverse directory structures ?
was just reading up about Path::Tiny on CPAN. It says it does not try to work in non-Windows and non-linux mode.
also i see it has quite a few dependencies and wondering if it was pure perl or not, which might be a deciding factor for me ?
I ran the following command to check the above

perl -MPath::Tiny -MDynaLoader -E 'say for sort $@DynaLoader::dl_modul
+es;'
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which gave me the output

Cwd
File::Glob
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The temporal difficulty with perl is u need to know C well to know the awesome.else u just keep *using* it and writing inefficient code

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Re^4: print last file updated into directory by Anonymous Monk on Oct 31, 2014 at 08:33 UTC
By low level , is it that it is not an efficient way to traverse directory structures ? low level in the sense that ~~its a waste of programmer time~~ common waste of noob time. Path::Tiny uses readdir so that you don't have to. File::Find::Rule uses readdir so that you don't have to. Its convenience, why spend 15min-2hours to reinvent Path::Tiny/File::Find::Rule each time you have a problem? File::Find::Rules is like cake (sweet), where File::Find is like raw flour, opendir/readdir is like wheatberries/otas/groats/whole wheet you have to grind into flour before you can bake your cake was just reading up about Path::Tiny on CPAN. It says it does not try to work in non-Windows and non-linux mode. And is that a concern for you? :) Today? :) Usage share of operating systems also i see it has quite a few dependencies and wondering if it was pure perl or not, which might be a deciding factor for me ? I ran the following command to check the above ... which gave me the output And what does that output tell you? :) Path::Tiny -> http://deps.cpantesters.org/?module=Path%3A%3ATiny;perl=latest	[reply]
Re^5: print last file updated into directory by perlron (Pilgrim) on Oct 31, 2014 at 10:16 UTC
thanks for the pointers. makes sense to use the latest version of perl then. I use a box which has 5.10.1. some of the customers ive worked with have HP UX and solaris , besides there's no telling to which server OS, they will migrate to in the future, in which case i might have to rework the code if i use Path::Tiny. Thanks! im learning The temporal difficulty with perl is u need to know C well to know the awesome.else u just keep using* it and writing inefficient code*	[reply]
Re^6: print last file updated into directory by marto (Cardinal) on Oct 31, 2014 at 10:39 UTC
Just an FYI, if you look at the links Anonymous Monk gave you, and checked the dependencies, they're all core and have been for many years. Path::Tiny is a pure perl module, so likely this won't give you much cause for concern.	[reply]
Re^7: print last file updated into directory by perlron (Pilgrim) on Oct 31, 2014 at 10:40 UTC
Re^6: print last file updated into directory (future is unpredictable) by Anonymous Monk on Oct 31, 2014 at 11:28 UTC
besides there's no telling to which server OS, they will migrate to in the future, in which case i might have to rework the code if i use Path::Tiny. Program for today and today's operating systems to solve todays problem, what you're actually getting paid for, the future is unpredictable, cross that bridge when you get paid for it :) FWIW the way I see it Path::Tiny should work for you today, it should work for 99% of computers in use today, because 99% are Unix-like and ~~Win32~~Windows Some perspective on predicting the future Re^6: Finding repeat sequences.	[reply]