You've probably recognized that alot of items that I've been posting would of been reduced by using a CPAN module. For example, my Velar Central File Submitter, according to merlyn, would of been reduced to 8-10 lines using HTTP::Request::Common.

Yeah, that's good and dandy, but I wanted it now, and my Slackware 7.0 install doesn't have that module (yeah, download it you say. Did I say I needed it immeately?)

Call me a purist. With some systems, they may not have a net connection or even any way to connect to the outside world. I may only be a user, not sysop, preventing me from installing and Perl Module. I may not be the master of my own domain/.com/.org/.net/.wsk. In essence, I like "living off the land."

Tom Christiansen has the same philosphy, with the Perl Power Tools/Unix Reconstruction Project. I mean, you don't have access to CPAN. You really don't. You have to use what you have that came with the install -- and use that to do good tools.

Another point is speed. This one is best demonstrated by reading the Training wheels again post. A monk can infer that CGI.pm's bloated, slowing down hit requests. Cutting down the amount of fat, running lean, really works.

I recognize the value of Perl modules, but they're not the end-all solution that some people think they are. I sometimes wonder about that -- expecially when on my laptop.

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In reply to On Perl CPAN modules by strredwolf

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