Re^2: Gods of perl

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Re^3: Gods of perl by tinita (Parson) on Nov 05, 2004 at 09:27 UTC
BTW, why 'she' (or why not...)? why 'he'? =)	[reply]
Re^4: Gods of perl by hardburn (Abbot) on Nov 05, 2004 at 14:04 UTC
Because Hebrew and Greek assign genders even to genderless objects like chairs and houses. "God" happens to be under the masculine gender. "There is no shame in being self-taught, only in not trying to learn in the first place." -- Atrus, Myst: The Book of D'ni.	[reply]
Re^5: Gods of perl by tinita (Parson) on Nov 05, 2004 at 14:52 UTC
Because Hebrew and Greek assign genders even to genderless objects like chairs and houses. "God" happens to be under the masculine gender. sure, got your point. in german it's the same. but "God" is english. sheesh, I should have written 'they'. =) <-- smiley update: =) =)	[reply]
Re^6: Gods of perl by Happy-the-monk (Canon) on Nov 05, 2004 at 17:19 UTC
Re^6: Gods of perl by hardburn (Abbot) on Nov 05, 2004 at 14:54 UTC
Re^3: Gods of perl by Anonymous Monk on Nov 04, 2004 at 20:48 UTC
Then it must be the worst written README ever. READMEs ought to contain clear, unambigious instructions. In the bible, it isn't even clear what's an instruction and what's a fairy tale. Considered by kutsu: Delete: Flamebait Unconsidered by Arunbear - enough keep votes; Keep/Edit/Delete: 8/0/14	[reply]
Re^4: Gods of perl by Chady (Priest) on Nov 05, 2004 at 07:58 UTC
maybe it's more like a unix man page than a README. It contains clear instructions, but only if you already know what's in there. He who asks will be a fool for five minutes, but he who doesn't ask will remain a fool for life. Chady \| http://chady.net/ Are you a Linux user in Lebanon? join the Lebanese Linux User Group.	[reply]
Re^3: Gods of perl by kutsu (Priest) on Nov 04, 2004 at 22:17 UTC
Though the Bible is my readme, I find it odd that you didn't think to meantion any of the other "holy" books: I Ching (Book of Change), Quran, Tora, the many writtening of the Zen Roshis (and yes I could keep adding to this list). Though I don't wish to open this topic to a broader discuss (that would be inappropriate for perlmonks), I did wish to meantion that others might think of a different "readme". "Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - I think that I think, therefore I think that I am." Ambrose Bierce	[reply]
Re^4: Gods of perl by dimar (Curate) on Nov 05, 2004 at 19:32 UTC
A README file is just an introduction to the system, it's a part of the system, in fact the most trivial part. If you're talking about a README for your life, then your birth certificate (or some similar tangible statement that "YOU ARE HERE ->(X)" is enough for a README isn't it?? The real trick is what happens when you use the system, run it thru the paces and realize how it works in ways that no one else even imagined, or suggested, or anticipated. Then do you not begin to see the "words" behind the readme, and the programming behind the code. There is no spoon.	[reply]
Re^3: Gods of perl by apotheon (Deacon) on Nov 05, 2004 at 02:42 UTC
Tao te Ching is my README. - apotheon CopyWrite Chad Perrin	[reply]
Re^4: Gods of perl by radiantmatrix (Parson) on Nov 05, 2004 at 15:00 UTC
Hm. See, the TTC is more of an INSTALL file for me. ;-) radiantmatrix `require General::Disclaimer;` "Users are evil. All users are evil. Do not trust them. Perl specifically offers the -T switch because it knows users are evil." - japhy	[reply]
Re^5: Gods of perl by apotheon (Deacon) on Nov 05, 2004 at 18:23 UTC
Heh. Whatever works. - apotheon CopyWrite Chad Perrin	[reply]