A year ago dws posted a node about New Year's Resolutions. I replied to that, and posted a number of points. Let's see how I did.

Rearrange the way I write code to perform more unit testing
Yep, where I can I've managed to do a bit better than zero. The trouble is I write a lot of glue/interface kind of code and it's pretty hard to mock up the whole show. But I've seen people on PM discuss ways of doing that, so I suppose I should try harder.

Use revision control for everything
Um, well, can't say that that worked out. I do have a subversion repository set up now at least. And these days I'm using cfengine to replicate crucial files across the network which is a big win in any event.

Learn zsh
Yep. Except that I've learnt a subset baby-zsh and it's good enough but I haven't pushed it far enough.

Download parrot
I've compiled a couple of tarballs and poked at the result, but that's about it

Rate some modules
Nope. I think that in it's present form, cpanratings is a magnificent failure.

Upload a number of modules to CPAN
Well, I managed to do one, and I'm pretty happy with the result. I even have a user!

So, what are your resolutions for this year? I think I'll shut up and not say anything, lest I make an even bigger fool of myself in 2006. But let's hear yours.

- another intruder with the mooring of the heart of the Perl

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Re: Resolution Time is Nigh, 2005 redux
by diotalevi (Canon) on Jan 04, 2005 at 00:35 UTC
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Re: Resolution Time is Nigh, 2005 redux
by martinvi (Monk) on Jan 04, 2005 at 12:55 UTC

    I take courses at an university of applied sciences, which provide distance learning for full time employees. In about 4 years, I'll have my "Dipl. Inf. (FH)" -- I don't know the english equivalent. So, for the next couple of years, I've no other resolutions.

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      I'm having the same problem comparing the systems here in France to those back home in the US-- after the end of primary education: 
      +2   years = Associates degree
             (very rare, and not particularly meaningful)
+4   years = Bachelors degree
             ("Would you like fries with that?")
+5/6 years = Masters degree
             ("Yessir mister MBA PHB")
+8.. years = Doctorate / PhD
             ("Would you like fries with that?")
      HTH

      --
      I'm not belgian but I play one on TV.

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        It is even a little bit more complex than that, as in the French system a 5 year degree from an "Ecole d'Ingénieur" (which was officially described as "at least equivalent to a Masters Degree" in my visa application to the US) is often valued more than a PhD, depending on the school you got it from. And unless you want to work as a researcher, there is really no incentive to go for a PhD once you get a "Diplôme d'Ingénieur".

        Unless you want to work abroad of course, as I found out after a week in my first job, in Germany, when everybody in a meeting introduced themselves as "Doctor ..." while I was "Her mirod". I guess I could have used "Dipl. Ing. mirod", but that would have sounded funny ;--)

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