Still no comprehension

Still no comprehension

Posted Oct 25, 2005 2:01 UTC (Tue) by GreyWizard (subscriber, #1026)
In reply to: Reading Comprehension by b7j0c
Parent article: Technologies to Watch: A Look at Four That May Challenge Java's Development Dominance (O'ReillyNet)

no, you claimed VESTIGIAL features of perl. this is quite different than a best practice. still awaiting an example. see, i get "reading comprehension" just fine.

Do you now? Then I suppose your inability to understand that aspects of a language best practices recommend avoiding entirely are vestigial almost by definition must stem from a stunning lack of common sense instead. And no, I'm not going to do your homework by giving examples. Educating yourself about Perl is your own responsibility and anyway I'm not interested in reading your dim witted excuses on a feature by feature basis.

its also why perl's backwards-compatibility is well-rgarded.

Backward compatibility is available in almost every language and is entirely irrelevant to this discussion.

don't you think it would be a good idea to know what people are coding should they quit, get hit by a cement truck, or go on vacation when an emergency strikes?

When working with a small team of skilled programmers using a language that facilitates clear code I have no trouble picking up where someone else left off.

you should drop your position against peer review, it is untenable.

What position against peer review would that be? I said, "While most code can benefit from peer review if the luxury of time is available, [...]" which is in fact praise of peer review. Your comments are more evidence of your lack of reading comprehension skills. Like many good things peer review has a cost in terms of developer attention that is often but not always worth paying. Choosing a cluttered programming language also has a cost but yields no benefit. Resources not spent compensating for a bad choice there can be applied to increasing code quality, shipping on a shorter deadline or some combination in between.

using a LOT of perl...gee, how did we do that?

By working harder, not smarter. A language less inclined to distract you would have allowed you to accomplish more. Also, you were lucky enough not to have competition wielding more effective tools. You say working with 3,999 like minded people is a reward? Clearly your lack of common sense serves you well as a defense mechanism.

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