Re: Do complicated Perl programs really exist?

BTW I agree with the previous posts. Your ideas really need to be rethought.

One thing not mentioned by the previous posts, the people who use perl are more unix and command line types. Their idea of a fun game is not going to be today's flashy crap. Their idea of a fun game is to figure out how to make their server do something "cool" with "cool" being something only a computer geek would think is cool.

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Re^2: Do complicated Perl programs really exist? by ammon (Sexton) on Oct 17, 2006 at 19:12 UTC
I dunno. I fit the "unix and command line" type description, but I think today's flashy crap can make for some fun games. What doesn't fit my idea of a fun game is making my server 'do something "cool"'. That's the sort of thing I want to "just work" (to steal a line from Apple), and I shouldn't have to put my thought and energy into making something work that should "just work" already. That's why I use perl... because when things inevitably don't "just work", it's the easiest way to make them work. Perl is the crutch that supports my laziness.	[reply]
Re^2: Do complicated Perl programs really exist? by dorward (Curate) on Oct 18, 2006 at 07:04 UTC
the people who use perl are more unix and command line types. Their idea of a fun game is not going to be today's flashy crap. ... 18 days to go. Now excuse me while I go and whip up a command line app that reminds me just how much longer I have to wait whenever I log in.	[reply]