>I've *never* been hired to do perl coding. I've been hired to write >software to solve problems.
I think that he didn't mean that literally, but more of a general statement of solving problems specifically using perl. :-/ >"Sneaking in" perl code is unprofessional. All code you write should be >subject to code review, and if your company's guidelines say "thou shalt >not use perl" then you will fail the review. Even if your company >doesn't do code reviews right now (and they should) that doesn't mean >that they won't in the future. And when they do start, you'll be up >shit creek for deploying stuff without appropriate authorisation and >quality control. Again, you may be taking the statement a little too literally. Not to be offensive, but you seem to be taking a high horse stance on this. You just may be the first person I've met (virtually) that has never had to take an order from a business supervisor which trades "doing it right" for "do it now". I guess I had the luxury, or the bank account, where I could tell me supervisor that I absolutely refuse to do what he is asking unless I get to do it the right way. I have a feeling my career at that employment would be short lived. Anyways, perhaps you are not taking the sneaking in of perl in the right context. I've snuck a linux server into my last employers network, because I could. It was a decision left to me, which went against what the company was "moving to" but not against company rules. And in fact, the server has been very popular. Also, I sneak perl in all the time. Any side half/un-official project or automation, I use perl. Even though it's not the company language anymore. I won't lose my job, nor will people send me "up shit creek" because I had the opportunity to use perl and I did. Perhaps you need to take a step back and realize that english is not a programming language, and you do not have to interperet every line literally. -John _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
