PsychoSpunk,

Interesting. I wasn't necessarily speaking completely for myself, but through things I've observed. Merlyn is placed higher than many and for good reason. Also, his RN is extremely recognizable with respect to perl. He's written books; he's a columnist in a few different magazines, and he gives much to to community. How can people not listen when he speaks?

I wasn't disagreeing with him either. Code should as elegant as possible. It's easier for him (and perhaps even more important) for him to write the best code possible.

In the other community I'm involved with, I'm very careful to not judge the validity of a poster's question or the elegance of the solution they've reached. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have found that I learn much from those who have less experience than I do.

And please don't misunderstand my intention; I appreciate everything he's given to the community and respect and appreciate those contributions highly. And I do pay attention...

What made me pause was the possibility that some would take his post as suggesting that elegance should be the only consideration for code. (FTR, I honestly don't think that's what he was actually trying to say.) I wanted to highlight the idea for discussion....just in case...

I hope no one thought I was trying to slam merlyn; I honestly wasn't. I respect him too much to even consider doing so. if that's how that post came across, I apologize.

-- f

In reply to RE: RE: RE: On elegant coding... by footpad
in thread Just thinking ... by toadi

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