Chromatic, I would be a fool if I said that that modules weren't wonderful, and there are modules that will do what you want to do, better, faster and more robustly then any home-grown way.

I would like to add though that if a monk specifically has a request for no modules, in addition to whatever module advice you may dispense, realize that they may have no control over the limitation, and try to add something on the no module topic also. Even if it's just "BTW, module XYZ does this really well - if you are forced not to use it, you might want to take a gander at the way it does it so you can avoid a couple of common pitfalls".

My request was not to say no modules, that's foolish. It was just to ask politeness if sometimes the world outside our monestary does not match our ideal.

Thanks,
=Blue
...you might be eaten by a grue...

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