On 01/02/2002 08:02:11 Andrew.Savige wrote:
[snip] > >You might even have a third "novice" section to generate some >excitement for the golfer who is both a Perl beginner and a >programmer beginner. You will notice that Peter, Jason and >Stephen are all accomplished programmers and very bright too >(one has written a scheme interpreter, and at least one of >them has a PhD). It is very hard for a beginner programmer >to compete with them. > Beginner _programmers_ should not play golf (perhaps not even watch). They need to learn to use the language before abusing it. Perl Golf should come with a warning label, something like: "This code was created by a professional programmer on a closed-circuit mailinglist. Not for general use" :-) I'm in programming for nearly ten years (Perl nearly a year), and some of this stuff gives me headaches, even after passing through B::Deparse :-) Csaba -- Csaba Ráduly, Software Engineer Sophos Anti-Virus email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sophos..com US Support: +1 888 SOPHOS 9 UK Support: +44 1235 559933
