Some excellent points raised. We need to open our minds a little more sometimes, and not instantly reply "don't do that, use CGI.pm / HTML::Parse.pm / Insert::Your ::Favourite::Module.pm every time someone asks "how do I do this thing".

The person may be seeking some deeper understanding of how something works, for many reasons - personal interest, improving their understanding of the subject, or wanting to turn the wheel from a basic round stone object, to a better riding, durable pneumatic tyre.

On the other hand, they may be beginners not really understanding what they are wanting to do. Our task is to discern what they are wanting, and in either case, to help as much as we can.

In reply to Re: The benefits of pathological behaviour by Maclir
in thread The benefits of pathological behaviour by extremely

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