Re^6: using Test::* modules for generic testing of non perl stuff?

that argument is also has faults: some managers might see that as giving aid to the company's competitors. So, we must tread lightly... :-/

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Re^7: using Test::* modules for generic testing of non perl stuff? by stvn (Monsignor) on Oct 16, 2004 at 00:09 UTC
Quite true, although IMO very short sighted. After seeing the rise and fall of the internet boom in NYC, I have little faith in the idea that highly guarded proprietary ideas are as valuable as the business/marketing world would like to think they are. My feeling was always that when it came to computers/consulting/etc the value was in the service provided, which had more to do with the talent and brains of your people/employees then the secrecy of a hunk of code. But then again, my big mouth had tended to get me in trouble in situations like yours too, so my advice maybe isn't the best ;-) -stvn	[reply]

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Re^7: using Test::* modules for generic testing of non perl stuff?
by stvn (Monsignor) on Oct 16, 2004 at 00:09 UTC

Quite true, although IMO very short sighted. After seeing the rise and fall of the internet boom in NYC, I have little faith in the idea that highly guarded proprietary ideas are as valuable as the business/marketing world would like to think they are. My feeling was always that when it came to computers/consulting/etc the value was in the service provided, which had more to do with the talent and brains of your people/employees then the secrecy of a hunk of code.

But then again, my big mouth had tended to get me in trouble in situations like yours too, so my advice maybe isn't the best ;-)

-stvn

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