Re: poll ideas quest 2012

When my Perl script doesn't work, i

try to debug it.
go for a coffee break.
ask in SoPW for help.
demand in SoPW that someone fix it! Now!!!
repeatedly bash my head against the wall.
repeatedly bash someone else's head against the wall.
ignore the problem in the hope nobody will notice.
declare that it's a feature, not a bug.
write an RFC to make my "solution" an internet standard.
don't care.

"You have reached the Monastery. All our helpdesk monks are busy at the moment. Please press "1" to instantly donate 10 currency units for a good cause or press "2" to hang up. Or you can dial "12" to get connected directly to second level support."

Comment on Re: poll ideas quest 2012

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^2: poll ideas quest 2012 by moritz (Cardinal) on Aug 01, 2012 at 13:40 UTC
revert to the last work version Version control for the win! Perl 6 - the future is here, just unevenly distributed	[reply]
Re^2: poll ideas quest 2012 by frozenwithjoy (Priest) on Aug 02, 2012 at 07:26 UTC
It's obviously a missing semi-colon, but I don't have the time to figure out where it is; therefore, change all characters to semi-colons! `perl -pi -e 's/./;/g' super_important_script.pl`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: poll ideas quest 2012 by chacham (Prior) on Aug 01, 2012 at 13:35 UTC
run it again "just in case" wait until the next morning, hoping "reverse code rot" fixes it	[reply]