On Thu, 2006-27-04 at 08:23 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'd have to say that I disagree with this approach - as mentioned by > several people here... > > Although the "try it and see" approach is fun and intellectually > challenging, it really isn't productive for everyone. For example, I > wouldn't like to be paying a contractor who is getting paid per hour to > do a lot of "try it and see" as I don't really want to pay for his/her > exploration of dead ends and blind alleys.
If you hire a contractor, you would expect him/her to get the job done. If you hire an apprentice, you would expect some T&E and pay accordingly. It is obvious that the OP is still learning Perl and should be willing to experiment before asking questions. "For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them." Aristotle This mailing list is a resource, and like any resource, learning to use it properly will reduce your time and frustration. When posting include real code, not something kinda like what's happening. If you can't post the real thing, create a program that mimics the problem and post that (test the program to make sure it has the same problem); but be award that the answer you'll get solves the problems in the code you posted, not necessarily, the problems in the real thing. Without actual code in your post, you will receive answers to questions you didn't even knew existed and end up more confused than before you asked. BTW, is your code is long, that is, greater than 25 lines, place it on a web site and supply the URL in your post. -- __END__ Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, --- Shawn "For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them." Aristotle * Perl tutorials at http://perlmonks.org/?node=Tutorials * A searchable perldoc is at http://perldoc.perl.org/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
