princepawn, AKA "Mr Module Head"

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Re: princepawn, AKA "Mr Module Head" by Abigail-II (Bishop) on Dec 06, 2002 at 13:03 UTC
Why bother writing `Parse::Passwd` if there are Perl buildins like `getpwent`? Not to mention that `getpwent` will work correctly, and not blindly assume that any line in the password file is always an entry (on some OSses, lines starting with a `#` will be ignored). Abigail	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: princepawn, AKA "Mr Module Head" by Mr. Muskrat (Canon) on Dec 05, 2002 at 20:23 UTC
-- The purpose of this node is what? The mistakes you've made in chosing modules? Blowing off steam about not having your telecommuting job? Promoting your modules? Or mindless rant?	[reply]
Re(2): Advantages of Packaging Simple Code by cjf-II (Monk) on Dec 06, 2002 at 05:06 UTC
Well judging by the first sentence of the first paragraph: I believe in identifying and labeling what I do so that I can understand what I did and so that I can re-use it later. I'd come to the conclusion that he was suggesting that packaging even the simplest code has its advantages down the road. These advantages being less duplication of effort and greater code clarity. Seemed clear to me.	[reply]