Posted - January 13, 2011 Marked Dead - April 22, 2011 Today - Aug 5, 2014
Yeah, being eVIl, they probably use Vi.
That's still partially rubbish, because you don't build technology on top of a fax machine. Many of the technologies at the higher level are directly written in C, and its going to be a while before the C goes away.…
Without a testing infrastructure, you pretty much rely on programmers having code doing what they say it does, instead of having proof it does what they say it does. Given human penchant to slip up and not realise…
It depends which graphs you look at: These graphs tell me 1. Perl is slightly faster. 2. Perl uses much less memory on average 3. Perl uses less code. http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/benchmark.php?test=all...…
Probably a good reason to use Perl too, finding a machine without it is hard. =)
Because sometimes objects are the right answer, and when they are the right answer, you want to be maximally equipped to use them as easy as possible. Perl doesn't bash you over the head and make you use objects by…
Tests. Integrated Bug Tracking. There's 2 reasons.
You haven't really started using Ruby till you start trying to JAPH and golf it. Fortunately, that phase will pass and you'll return to writing maintainable code =). >> "The idea of making tools that are joyful…
Nice idea, but what tends to happen is this: -- User1235 has joined #perl -- user1235> PERL SUCKS 111!!!11!!1!!11!! -- Chanserv set mode +o mst -- -- user1235 was kicked ( troll ) -- The people who are honestly…
Protip: you'll get more people interested in you if you spell it Perl instead of PERL. Despite appearances, 'Perl' is not an acronym, there are backronyms for it, but that doesn't mean its an acronym. I say this only…
Pointer Syntax? What? I'm not trying to be an ass here, but I'm confused as how you could have a decade of Perl use up your sleeve and not realise Perl has no pointers. It has references, perhaps, and perhaps I'm just…
If you'd only seen PHP a few times, applying for a job in it may not be the brightest idea. ( If you have enough experience you could probably do a reasonably good bluff and learn-as-you-go, but not recommended ). I'd…
Hey, wasn't that the year the economy started to go south? .... Obviously, people stopped employing people in Perl, and the economy took a steep dive because of it!. Use Perl! Save the economy!. ( nb. for people with no…
I see limited use for a digital toaster, there are some perks you /could/ see like having personalized settings which somehow just know which person is using them ( RFID? ) and sets the appropriate toast setting for…
Obviously, the VCR your ${parent} keeps asking you to program for them was purchased because it was more complicated, and that silly microwave they have with a big sign on the power socket not to turn it off at the…
ALL Hail the indestructible clone phone. http://www.envirofone.com/Nokia/3315/details.aspx I owned 2 of these, but sadly, both died the same way.. weird software error "CONTACT SERVICE" and failed to respond to any…
Generally, when somebody says "Hi", my reaction is "Oh dear, here comes the dumb question" and I cringe. 9/10 Times I'm right. Generally I tend to /join and then just sit there for a while to discover the norms and…
Multiplexing is multiplexing. That is, encoding multiple data streams across one channel. In our case, thats having a singular SSH connection from a to b, but having multiple streams of bidirectional data flowing across…
How did I manage to be such an idiot last year?, and how can I not be such an idiot this year?
It depends. Where do you live? Who are your clients? How complex are the projects? How big is the company? How many other staff are there?
Fortran! Our salvation!.
That's nice. Welcome to the internet.
+1 just for the multiplex magic, But then, I /would/ say that =) That TTL thing is handy too, I'm sure I had some understanding of it previously, but reading the article made me check my settings and made me realize my…
The "its easy to get it on a webhost" is one I'll give you, its not really even arguable. Sadly this is one of those annoying chicken-egg issues I try rally against. Lots of webhosts are really sub-par, and tend to rip…
Posted - January 13, 2011 Marked Dead - April 22, 2011 Today - Aug 5, 2014
Yeah, being eVIl, they probably use Vi.
That's still partially rubbish, because you don't build technology on top of a fax machine. Many of the technologies at the higher level are directly written in C, and its going to be a while before the C goes away.…
Without a testing infrastructure, you pretty much rely on programmers having code doing what they say it does, instead of having proof it does what they say it does. Given human penchant to slip up and not realise…
It depends which graphs you look at: These graphs tell me 1. Perl is slightly faster. 2. Perl uses much less memory on average 3. Perl uses less code. http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u32/benchmark.php?test=all...…
Probably a good reason to use Perl too, finding a machine without it is hard. =)
Because sometimes objects are the right answer, and when they are the right answer, you want to be maximally equipped to use them as easy as possible. Perl doesn't bash you over the head and make you use objects by…
Tests. Integrated Bug Tracking. There's 2 reasons.
You haven't really started using Ruby till you start trying to JAPH and golf it. Fortunately, that phase will pass and you'll return to writing maintainable code =). >> "The idea of making tools that are joyful…
Nice idea, but what tends to happen is this: -- User1235 has joined #perl -- user1235> PERL SUCKS 111!!!11!!1!!11!! -- Chanserv set mode +o mst -- -- user1235 was kicked ( troll ) -- The people who are honestly…
Protip: you'll get more people interested in you if you spell it Perl instead of PERL. Despite appearances, 'Perl' is not an acronym, there are backronyms for it, but that doesn't mean its an acronym. I say this only…
Pointer Syntax? What? I'm not trying to be an ass here, but I'm confused as how you could have a decade of Perl use up your sleeve and not realise Perl has no pointers. It has references, perhaps, and perhaps I'm just…
If you'd only seen PHP a few times, applying for a job in it may not be the brightest idea. ( If you have enough experience you could probably do a reasonably good bluff and learn-as-you-go, but not recommended ). I'd…
Hey, wasn't that the year the economy started to go south? .... Obviously, people stopped employing people in Perl, and the economy took a steep dive because of it!. Use Perl! Save the economy!. ( nb. for people with no…
I see limited use for a digital toaster, there are some perks you /could/ see like having personalized settings which somehow just know which person is using them ( RFID? ) and sets the appropriate toast setting for…
Obviously, the VCR your ${parent} keeps asking you to program for them was purchased because it was more complicated, and that silly microwave they have with a big sign on the power socket not to turn it off at the…
ALL Hail the indestructible clone phone. http://www.envirofone.com/Nokia/3315/details.aspx I owned 2 of these, but sadly, both died the same way.. weird software error "CONTACT SERVICE" and failed to respond to any…
Generally, when somebody says "Hi", my reaction is "Oh dear, here comes the dumb question" and I cringe. 9/10 Times I'm right. Generally I tend to /join and then just sit there for a while to discover the norms and…
Multiplexing is multiplexing. That is, encoding multiple data streams across one channel. In our case, thats having a singular SSH connection from a to b, but having multiple streams of bidirectional data flowing across…
How did I manage to be such an idiot last year?, and how can I not be such an idiot this year?
It depends. Where do you live? Who are your clients? How complex are the projects? How big is the company? How many other staff are there?
Fortran! Our salvation!.
That's nice. Welcome to the internet.
+1 just for the multiplex magic, But then, I /would/ say that =) That TTL thing is handy too, I'm sure I had some understanding of it previously, but reading the article made me check my settings and made me realize my…
The "its easy to get it on a webhost" is one I'll give you, its not really even arguable. Sadly this is one of those annoying chicken-egg issues I try rally against. Lots of webhosts are really sub-par, and tend to rip…