This is generally a problem with script repositories. The owners never do any kind of quality assurance on the scripts that they list. I often find my scripts listed next to Matt's scripts and the like. Usually you'll find that the owner of these archives don't have the knowledge to comment on the quality of these scripts.

I don't really like discussing things before they're ready to go live, but you might be interested to know that london.pm is currently working on a set of replacements for Matt's scripts. Hopefully I'll be in a position to say more in a week or two.

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and the boring jobs bearable" - me

In reply to Re: Don't blindly recommend code by davorg
in thread Don't blindly recommend code by Ovid

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