in reply to What could I do with just Perl?

You could waste a lot of time, that I can promise you! I've known a number of Perl programmers that never use modules written by other people. Their reasoning is usually that they can't be sure the code is good enough or they can't be bothered. Instead, they end up reinventing wheel after wheel.

Don't put up with a broken Perl install. Just download the source and compile your own. Then boot up CPAN.pm and figure out which pieces you really need to invent!

-sam

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Re: Re: What could I do with just Perl?
by bart (Canon) on Nov 29, 2003 at 09:35 UTC
    Their reasoning is usually that they can't be sure the code is good enough or they can't be bothered. Instead, they end up reinventing wheel after wheel.
    The vanity! Not only do they reinvent the wheel, but unless they spend a huge amount of time on their own code, what they end up with will most likely be of inferior quality to most of what you can find on CPAN.

    Shop around. You'll save huge amounts of time, and end up with fewer bugs.

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