Fear generally comes from being unprepared. For example, I tend to use the modules bundled with Perl. I use other modules on CPAN if I've scoured the code or I know that a lot of people use them and I see some bug fix releases along the way. I start getting nervous when a module was last updated in 1997 and the current version is 0.02. I'm unprepared to deal with the consequences of these modules failing on a production machine.

As far as this monk goes, who knows? I haven't been following the discussion you've mentioned, but FWIW, I've seen this kind of behaviour a lot and my general impression is that these folks barely have their perl "sea legs" and are unprepared to figure out how to install new modules and maintain them. It is sad though when they don't even make an effort to just give it a go. It is sadder still, and rather insulting, when they don't give a reason as to why a module wont work for them. Even a lame excuse (e.g. "My boss is paranoid about code that we didn't write.") is better than silence since you can help correct the notion that "not written here" == bad. Newbies that have the "Right Stuff" will work it through and say "thanks", rather than regurgitate the same question.

bluto

In reply to Re: UTFM - Use the Friendly Modules by bluto
in thread UTFM - Use the Friendly Modules by thunders

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