so, i haven't seen much 'perl' discussion on this list today. and i was hoping that this thread has gone on long enough that it might make some think twice before being rude, spiteful, whatever. i'm pretty sure that we're all adults and that none of us will change. those that want to post will do so and take whatever advise along with any wrath the list wishes to throw at them.
fwiw, imho, ymmv, and other commentary (and lets get back to having 'nice' discussions about perl *code*): someone along this thread stated that perlmonks was a less friendly place to post - i actually find the opposite. given the proper precursory research (which should be done before asking in any form) i have gotten decent discussion and good answers to quite a few questions. i have also found irc to be an excellent place to get real good, quick answers. the forum generally doesn't allow for as much depth as this list or monks, but the results are great. that said, the same issues apply to most technical irc channels as do apply here - people are quick to anger. i can also jump into topic specific channels and not need to flood my email with chatter about something i might only use once or be quickly told that 'this isn't the tool for the job'. also, the main reason i thought uri's comment uncalled for was because i might have posted that same response that he was attacking. no, not the eval stuff, but something else in response to a question. maybe i see answers and wonder if my way of thinking is as good or better than what has already been said? should i start a new thread every time i want to check my idea against what has already been said? one way or the other, my opinion stands - we get paid as well as we do not because we can do things that few can, we get paid to handle and deal out as much bullshit as is humanly possible. this means that if someone scares someone new to this field off, they might not make it in computers - from being an admin and having a user tell me 'you can't fix that printer, i smashed it into the desk so you'd get me a new one' to developing and having a boss that came up with a new way to do something every time his balls itched. though, at then end, i do *try* to remember to be human (the next day) after someone pisses me off. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
