At 09:13 AM 8/15/01 -0500, Elaine -HFB- Ashton wrote:
>Maybe we can prove that not using Perl is hazardous to your health. :)
>
>Local cable channels also do various off the wall stuff. I've seen a
>'technology gadget show' run by two teenage geek boys and 'the fish show'
>which is several hours of watching tropical fish swim in a tank.
>
>Why not do a show or commercial on the public access channels? All you
>need is a digital video camera, a Mac with iMovie, a friend with more
>creative tendancies than your own and sign up for a time slot.
Heck, let's do a Gospel Hour.
"Bruthas and sistas, I KNOW that you are aching for deliverance from the
OPPRESSION of EVIL LANGUAGES! Like C++, Java, and the language of the
SERPENT. But the hour of your SALVATION is at hand! For the LORD has seen
your suffering, and sent his prophet LARRY to lead you out of the
wilderness of PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE into the JOY and ECSTASY that is the one
true language of HEAVEN, the language GOD HIMSELF programs in, the language
of PERL! All of you SINNERS who would know His peace step forward and be
REDEEMED!"
Line of geeks shuffle forward. One tosses a Visual Cafe CD on a growing
pile of shrink wrapped software.
"We have volunteers ready to HEAR YOUR CONFESSIONS! Folks who like you
were LOST but came to know the POWER of multiple contexts, the BEAUTY of
flexible white space, and the MAGNIFICENCE of the almighty $_! I see a
brother who wishes to testify. Tell us your story!"
"I was an IDE user for many years" - sounds of sympathy come from audience
- "and I THOUGHT I was being productive! Sure, it looked easy, just click
here and a list of methods pops up, right click there and a class browser
appears. I was HOOKED! I couldn't see that I was BLINDED to the fact that
my program was TEN TIMES LONGER than it needed to be! It took minutes just
to COMPILE!" (Pauses to wipe a tear from his eye. Hands reach out to
comfort him.) "But I have SEEN the LIGHT! I KNOW there is no substitute
for UNDERSTANDING my program! And I know that if I could be redeemed, then
SO COULD YOU!" (Looks around the room, pointing at random guests, finally
pointing directly at camera.)
"Thank you, brother, for those words, and I know they were most sincerely
felt. We are now going to sing a hymn, during which there will be a
collection for Yet Another Society. Turn to hymn 141 - 'This Module's
Goin' To CPAN'"
--
Peter Scott
Pacific Systems Design Technologies
http://www.perldebugged.com
