Re^2: More than one way to skin an architecture

Swap files are not persistant, so they don't really help the OP in persisting his "A day's data is about 10KB so this isn't going to get very large, even after a month; which is about all I want to save."

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Re^3: More than one way to skin an architecture by mcoblentz (Scribe) on Mar 19, 2008 at 04:39 UTC
Yeah. I generally agree with that statement. I also like Jethro's comment about maintaining the data in a human readable form (YAML comment above). I'm now thinking that persistence in a human readable form is the real need. The value of all this, at least to me, is that I get to sound out the questions against a body of people who can give me some answers and act as a sounding board. My wife just can't answer these questions. For that, I thank you all.	[reply]
Re^4: More than one way to skin an architecture by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 19, 2008 at 05:31 UTC
If you go the human readable route, take a close look at your options before commiting. Personally, I don't find YAML easy to follow or maintain. By way of example, here are the outputs of a moderately complex randomly generated structure from 3 contenders: Data::Dump, Data::Dumper and YAML. See which you understand best, and prefer to maintain. I also think that human-readable is a double-edged sword that should only be weilded if there is a definite need. Read more... (10 kB) Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l]