More of an exasperation than a meditation but with a query at the end.

Is it just me that is rather tired of maintaining other peoples' Perl code?
Is it just me that seems to always get landed with poorly written, logically flawed dross to maintain and recover? Is this symptomatic of how easy Perl is to pick up and get working at a basic level?

What I would like to know is the balance of good / bad / indifferent code that other monks have come across in their Perl careers, where they have had to inherit and sort out systems / web applications.

EG If I was to put values on it, Ive moved onto about 8 different existing Perl projects, one was OO and well coded, another was non-OO and ok, the others and the current one look like they've been thrown together by a group of ***** monkeys on crack.

Dont get me wrong, I love Perl, but Im having trouble getting a job where I can enjoy it and wonder what others experiences are?

In reply to Code Maintenance by agoth

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