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2001-01-06 Thread Dave Cross
We're so popular! At the official February monthly meeting (i.e. not the McCarroll heretics meeting) we'll be graced with the presence of Mark-Jason Dominus. Dave... -- http://www.dave.org.uk | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] plugData Munging with Perl

Re: copious free time

2001-01-06 Thread Tony Bowden
On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 03:00:39PM +, Greg McCarroll wrote: i think the real question (not specifically about h2g2) is what happened to cost/benefit analysis (and i'm talking about benefit to the profit sheet not some imaginary paper money IPO value)? Also know as the first rule of

Re: copious free time

2001-01-06 Thread Greg McCarroll
* David H. Adler ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 03:25:02PM +, Neil Ford wrote: I'd re-launch Surrey.pm and hold meetings in Guildford if I thought there'd be anyone there but me... :-(= Nat and I would probably come... but then I suspect the conversation

Re: Choke - The Register is working for the enemy

2001-01-06 Thread Graham Hart
Simon Batistoni wrote: I quote: "A majority of Websites that incorporate user interaction and personalization rely on PHP" ^^ Surely to be in context .. "A majority of Websites that incorporate user interaction and personalization rely on PHP to demonstrate the crappiness of

Re: Choke - The Register is working for the enemy

2001-01-06 Thread Richard Clamp
On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 01:05:47PM -, Simon Batistoni wrote: I quote: "A majority of Websites that incorporate user interaction and personalization rely on PHP" ^^ I'm getting a strong feeling of deja-vu, pointing back to the survey of used modules. Of course it's interesting

one liner

2001-01-06 Thread Greg McCarroll
Ok, we are not (void) but we are pretty close so here is a one liner that hopefully will provote discussion the only thing that gives potential for the marketing of a language is the projects that are achieved using it and java has a hell of a lot more cool projects than perl

Re: one liner

2001-01-06 Thread Michael Stevens
On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 10:12:37PM +, Greg McCarroll wrote: Ok, we are not (void) but we are pretty close so here is a one liner that hopefully will provote discussion the only thing that gives potential for the marketing of a language is the projects that are achieved using it and

Re: one liner

2001-01-06 Thread Dean S Wilson
-Original Message- From: Michael Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greg are you trolling? If so let me play ;) the only thing that gives potential for the marketing of a language is the projects that are achieved using it and java has a hell of a lot more cool projects than perl What are

Re: one liner

2001-01-06 Thread Dean S Wilson
-Original Message- From: Greg McCarroll [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ok, we are not (void) but we are pretty close so here is a one liner that hopefully will provote discussion I left (void) and you'l not take me back alive! Outlook canne take the strain! the only thing that gives

Re: one liner

2001-01-06 Thread alex
On Sat, 6 Jan 2001, Dean S Wilson wrote: I left (void) and you'l not take me back alive! Outlook canne take the strain! i think london.pm is busier than (void) nowadays, a lot of the thought-provoking people left -- Snack pastries are dramatic when shapes are combined

Re: one liner

2001-01-06 Thread alex
On Sat, 6 Jan 2001, Dean S Wilson wrote: I agree but I also think that this is one of the problems, the only people who see the modules are other perl coders. indeed. there are few end-user perl apps. in my eyes Perl is not particularly good for programs written by one person, or in small

Re: one liner

2001-01-06 Thread Paul Makepeace
On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 10:12:37PM +, Greg McCarroll wrote: the only thing that gives potential for the marketing of a language is the projects that are achieved using it and java has a hell of a lot more cool projects than perl I've been playing with Akopia ne' MiniVend/Tallyman which