Re: In Defense of Smart::Comments

I've used Smart::Comments a bit after reading Damian's PBP, but I find Log::Log4perl much more useful overall:

In :easy mode, writing DEBUG calls is just as simple as writing ### comments.
The logging level can be reconfigured through command-line options or a configuration file (this was my main gripe with S::C).
I can naturally grow my usage to a full-featured logging framework.
It's easier to "sell" to your boss/customer, should you ever need to enable tracing/debug outside of your workstation.

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Re^2: In Defense of Smart::Comments by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jun 01, 2010 at 06:15 UTC
Half of point #2 is not valid as you can do the same with Smart::Comments. `perl ... off perl -MSmart::Comments ... on (###) perl -MSmart::Comments,'###' ... on (###) perl -MSmart::Comments,'###','####' ... on (###, ####)` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: In Defense of Smart::Comments by waba (Monk) on Jun 01, 2010 at 06:48 UTC
I meant script command-line options, as in `./myscript -vvv`. Users do not know (nor they should!) about perl and its option syntax to provide a tracelog. So yes, it's technically possible, but even when debugging my own script, typing `perl -MSmart::Comments,'###','####' /usr/local/bin/myscript` is not really convenient.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: In Defense of Smart::Comments by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jun 01, 2010 at 07:18 UTC
You can have -vvv turn on debugging whichever module you are using.	[reply]
Re^3: In Defense of Smart::Comments by andreas1234567 (Vicar) on Jun 06, 2010 at 14:13 UTC
Half of point #2 is not valid as you can do the same with Smart::Comments. Additionally, Log::Log4perl allows you to modify the verbosity of a running application (using the `init_and_watch` flag, albeit with a small overhead). This can be very handy if a production system shows symptoms one wants to investigate while policy prevents restart. -- No matter how great and destructive your problems may seem now, remember, you've probably only seen the tip of them. [1]	[reply] [d/l]