Re^5: Web-designing using PERL

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Re^6: Web-designing using PERL by JavaFan (Canon) on Mar 26, 2012 at 21:06 UTC
Happy to: the only place in the documentation that says "PERL" is perlfaq1, which says "never write 'PERL'". Not actually, in the version of the faq you were linking to. But I already pointed that out. I don't care if you think "Perl" is an acronym, but that doesn't make "PERL" the name of the language. See, that's the point. The justification the current version of the perlfaq uses for not writing it as PERL is the claim it's not an acronym. What's someone to do with a statement of which the premises appears not to be true? I won't hire anyone who doesn't know the name of the language If someone is good, and appears to fit the rest of the company, I hire them. For all I care, he spells the name of the language as Python. OTOH, I would not hire someone who makes a big deal about the capitalization of the name of a language.	[reply]
Re^7: Web-designing using PERL by chromatic (Archbishop) on Mar 26, 2012 at 21:31 UTC
What's someone to do with a statement of which the premises appears not to be true? If you make a habit of second-guessing plain and long-standing statements of fact made in the very documentation of the languages you use in favor of your feelings about what really is, people like me will be in great demand to fix the messes you make. This is software. Accuracy and precision matter.	[reply]
Re^8: Web-designing using PERL by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 26, 2012 at 23:59 UTC
If there is one single thing I hate about the Perl cultural ethos, it is this mindless obsession by usually reasonable grown men with divisive demarcators like the perl .v. Perl .v. PERL shibboleth. It's just another way to beat on newbies; to stroke your own collective egos; to show (false) superiority. Writing & words are mechanism for communication. If you knew what he meant -- and everyone here does -- the purpose of those 4 glyphs -- regardless of the presence or absence of 6th bit -- is manifestly served. After that, it is nothing more than "Haw haw, he wears glasses!" bullying. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' 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. The start of some sanity?	[reply]
Re^9: Web-designing using PERL by Anonymous Monk on Mar 27, 2012 at 11:37 UTC
Re^10: Web-designing using PERL by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 27, 2012 at 12:44 UTC
Re^9: Web-designing using PERL by chromatic (Archbishop) on Mar 27, 2012 at 00:18 UTC
Re^10: Web-designing using PERL by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 27, 2012 at 00:29 UTC
Re^9: Web-designing using PERL by Anonymous Monk on Mar 27, 2012 at 00:02 UTC
Re^10: Web-designing using PERL by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 27, 2012 at 00:04 UTC
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Re^8: Web-designing using PERL by JavaFan (Canon) on Mar 26, 2012 at 22:07 UTC
Feelings? You quote the perlfaq, I point to `man perl`. I spot a contradiction. You seem to be certain one is wrong, and the other right, yet, you're not sending a patch to fix it. My conclusion is simple: no wonder people keep thinking Perl is an acronym. And, considering you seem to care deeply about the fact people think Perl is an acronym, why don't you fix the documentation? Or at least, send in a patch.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^9: Web-designing using PERL by chromatic (Archbishop) on Mar 26, 2012 at 22:18 UTC
Re^10: Web-designing using PERL by JavaFan (Canon) on Mar 26, 2012 at 23:20 UTC
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Re^9: Web-designing using PERL by Anonymous Monk on Mar 26, 2012 at 23:42 UTC
Re^10: Web-designing using PERL by JavaFan (Canon) on Mar 26, 2012 at 23:51 UTC
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