in reply to Why are other popular languages very different from Perl when installing libraries, e.g. no testing needed and no compilation of C/C++ code done

[About Python] particularly it doesn't need to run through any test suite
That's because Python is a much better language than Perl. All good coders program in Python, while the evil ones pick Perl. So, programs written in Python are bug-free by design (due to the excellent choices enforced by the mighty Guido), while programs written in Perl are mostly line-noise. Revisiting any part of your program makes it very likely that you will introduce a bug (one of the reasons for that is that Perl does too much behind your back). Hence all the tests coming with Perl modules. Not that it actually improves the quality of the delivered code - it's written by the same evil coder that wrote the module in the first place.

The only way to properly test a Perl module is to have a test script written in Python. But then it'll take so long to fix all the bugs, the entire thingy might as well have been written in the Holy Language in the first place.

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Re^2: Why are other popular languages very different from Perl when installing libraries, e.g. no testing needed and no compilation of C/C++ code done
by hermida (Scribe) on Apr 06, 2011 at 16:41 UTC
    You're being sarcastic right???

    Every post I see from you all over the place is just slinging this bullshit why the do you bother being here? Oh yes I read "penance", I would really love to know for which sins you desperately desire to be forgiven? Please ignore this if you really are being sarcastic...

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      I would really love to know for which sins you desperately desire to be forgiven?
      I once smiled at a Python conference.

      Guido told me to program in Perl for 10 years - after which I may ask for forgiveness. Only 7 more years to go.

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        I think I just threw up in my mouth... so utterly ridiculous
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      Yes, he is being sarcastic. Nearly all the time. But he also gives good advice sometimes, and if you like sarcastic humour (a vice of mine), he often is quite funny. I realize that I'm probably in the minority with this view, but I can't help it

      Outing myself as

      JavaFanFan

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        But quite often the fun factor does not outweigh the FUD he's spreading with untruth about perl and its community.

        I still agree his posts are worth reading.


        Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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        Tux++ and does anyone ever mention the likely damage caused by JavaFan's ahem, "witty and sarcastic" comments? Remember most if not all of PerlMonks is indexed by search engines and JavaFan's utterly stupid comments come when you do searches with such keywords!

        For example his comments come up first when using such keywords in search engine see here: good programmers Python evil Perl and most people searching Google et al for information on programming languages will see stuff like this and they won't know he is being sarcastic.

        Doesn't take a brainiac to figure this out, JavaFan is it worth it? For me, an avid supporter of Perl for such a long time I vote NO. Most of us actually have meaningful posts when comparing particulars between languages or things other languages are doing, it's just smart to always look around you and discuss it within our community.

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        I agree. The post was truly hilarious!

        Celebrate Intellectual Diversity

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