Re: Rewards of Service

Your perl time isn't wasted if you get paid to write perl code, but don't delude yourself, your perl "work", code you submit to cpan is a waste of time. You're not helping anyone with perl, here and on cpan at least. Grab that broom and hit the streets. I find it funny, you mention the work of others you consider "badly conceived and executed", that pretty much sums up your contributions to perl. But who cares? You pay the bills, you take your kids to the ball game once in a blue moon, the rest is gravy. You don't like it, do something that makes you happy. That may be the real reward you crave

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Re^2: Rewards of Service by DrHyde (Prior) on Mar 07, 2012 at 11:58 UTC
Really? The free perl application I used to maintain - and which I still occasionally submit patches for - that is used to help keep the GPS satellites working and on the hospital ship Africa Mercy (plus in a squillion other places) is a waste of time?	[reply]
Re^3: Rewards of Service by Anonymous Monk on Mar 07, 2012 at 22:35 UTC
No. I didn't say that, and I was specifically talking to Xiong, not you.	[reply]
Re^2: Rewards of Service by Xiong (Hermit) on Mar 06, 2012 at 18:38 UTC
Please be certain I don't intend to argue but I would like to ask for clarification. Do you mean to say that my CPAN uploads are valueless? (I might agree.) Or all? I'm not the guy you kill, I'm the guy you buy. —Michael Clayton	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Rewards of Service by Anonymous Monk on Mar 07, 2012 at 22:41 UTC
No offense intended, I mean your CPAN uploads, not all CPAN content, thought there's a fair amount of useless crud there. I also don't think you help anyone here, on perlmonks, where people ask for help solving perl problems. But that's just one opinion, and opinions are what I guess you're asking for, other points of view. Of course I'll get down voted in what you've correctly identified as a useless 'reward' and rating system. As you're aware, this holds no water. There is so much more you can do to make the world a better place, and get that warm feeling inside for having done so. Perlmonks isn't the best use of everyone's time.	[reply]
Re^4: Rewards of Service by Xiong (Hermit) on Mar 08, 2012 at 07:27 UTC
No, I upvoted your post; since you actually made a comment I can think about. I'm not the guy you kill, I'm the guy you buy. —Michael Clayton	[reply] [d/l]