>>>>> "PJ" == Paul Johnson <p...@pjcj.net> writes:
PJ> On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 01:56:38PM -0400, Uri Guttman wrote: >> XS is anything BUT a beginner question. PJ> I don't know about that. PJ> Obviously fewer perl beginners nowadays are familiar with C than used to PJ> be the case, but this list has traditionally been welcoming of questions PJ> that might be considered only peripherally on topic. I see no reason to PJ> change that policy. Of course the number of people qualified to answer PJ> such questions may not be as great, but it would be sad to see this list PJ> reduced to quoting sections of perlfunc. given the current list volume, i would like to keep xs and guts and some other topics (say catalyst, anything inside a damian module, etc. :) off this list. there are plenty of other resources for perl help out there but this is the only one aimed at beginners. yes, we do quote the docs often but sometimes that is needed as finding the right part to quote can be subtly tricky. that is also why i like to teach how to read the perl docs and which ones to read. that should be in an FAQ or list rules this i once brought up and should be posted here regularly. i don't have the time to edit that up. thanx, uri -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
