I would agree that those who posts code online are subject to peer review. This standard also applies to writers of critiques. I'm wondering how I would feel if I read a review of a book and the reviewer admitted to just skimming it and not being an expert on the subject at hand.

Parroting "use strict" and "-w" without backing it up is not a valuable critique. How would CGI.pm fare under that standard? TMTOWTDI. If you are going to attack someone else's work, take the time to show the specific reasons behind your comments.

Did you do the right thing by bringing your concerns to the attention of the author? By all means. Did you do the right thing by turning your concerns into an cursory unsolicited public critique of someone else's code? I'm not so sure. 

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In reply to Re: Some advice on another's scripts by ignatz
in thread Some advice on another's scripts by Mr. Muskrat

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