Yeah, I always look at most of the modules I use (and even understand some of them!).

I didn't mean "Let the experts do their jobs" like "I'm too dumb to possibly understand what's going on," more in the sense that we're lucky to have the CPAN and the ability to learn from/use the excellent work being done in the perl community at large.

-Any sufficiently advanced technology is
indistinguishable from doubletalk.

In reply to Re: Re: Let the experts do their jobs, or, A Lesson Learned, or, the CPAN coulda saved by butt by Hero Zzyzzx
in thread Let the experts do their jobs, or, A Lesson Learned, or, the CPAN coulda saved by butt by Hero Zzyzzx

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