Comments for Perl Hacks http://perlhacks.com Just another Perl Hacker's blog Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:09:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Perl Versions by josue http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PerlHacksComments/~3/LA5XjGG93hM/ josue Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:09:51 +0000 http://perlhacks.com/?p=283#comment-4326 i have perl 5.12 but seek() function doesnt work on mine.now i am trying to update my perl to 5.14 i have perl 5.12 but seek() function doesnt work on mine.now i am trying to update my perl to 5.14

]]> http://perlhacks.com/2011/06/perl-versions/#comment-4326 Comment on “You Must Hate Version Control Systems” by Charles Ellis http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PerlHacksComments/~3/MSjHZKwap7o/ Charles Ellis Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:19:14 +0000 http://perlhacks.com/?p=423#comment-4278 By your own admission the pipelines system that you use is basically unique to you -- it even includes some new programming paradigms like "atmospheric programming". Do you ever worry that hiring a university student to work with you will be bad for them in the long run? They may get much more experience than in other gigs that they're capable of attaining, but all that experience is only applicable to your business. While it doesn't impact your bottom line much at all, once that student goes on to work at a different company, they might find themselves completely incapable of performing their job because the whole process is so different from what they learned at your shop. By your own admission the pipelines system that you use is basically unique to you — it even includes some new programming paradigms like “atmospheric programming”.
Do you ever worry that hiring a university student to work with you will be bad for them in the long run? They may get much more experience than in other gigs that they’re capable of attaining, but all that experience is only applicable to your business.
While it doesn’t impact your bottom line much at all, once that student goes on to work at a different company, they might find themselves completely incapable of performing their job because the whole process is so different from what they learned at your shop.

]]> http://perlhacks.com/2012/03/you-must-hate-version-control-systems/#comment-4278 Comment on How Well Can You Read Documentation? by Dave Cross http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PerlHacksComments/~3/H2zJJjvfnes/ Dave Cross Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:23:07 +0000 http://perlhacks.com/?p=432#comment-4168 Well, quite. Although your call to <code>scalar</code> is unnecessary. Well, quite.

Although your call to scalar is unnecessary.

]]> http://perlhacks.com/2012/03/how-well-can-you-read-documentation/#comment-4168 Comment on How Well Can You Read Documentation? by Conor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PerlHacksComments/~3/hLBfiFiJlno/ Conor Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:20:28 +0000 http://perlhacks.com/?p=432#comment-4167 Why not just: <code>$reversed = scalar reverse $string;</code> ? Why not just: $reversed = scalar reverse $string; ?

]]> http://perlhacks.com/2012/03/how-well-can-you-read-documentation/#comment-4167 Comment on How Well Can You Read Documentation? by Lars Balker http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PerlHacksComments/~3/WkWNlxjvP4s/ Lars Balker Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:39:27 +0000 http://perlhacks.com/?p=432#comment-4158 Huh. I don't think that's a sane behaviour for reverse in scalar context (only ever used it with a single argument in scalar context), but I'll be damned if I can come up with a better alternative. Huh.

I don’t think that’s a sane behaviour for reverse in scalar context (only ever used it with a single argument in scalar context), but I’ll be damned if I can come up with a better alternative.

]]> http://perlhacks.com/2012/03/how-well-can-you-read-documentation/#comment-4158 Comment on How Well Can You Read Documentation? by David Dorward http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PerlHacksComments/~3/bCtk1H3MDw0/ David Dorward Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:09:44 +0000 http://perlhacks.com/?p=432#comment-4154 And now I've learned something new about reverse. Hooray for DWIM. And now I’ve learned something new about reverse. Hooray for DWIM.

]]> http://perlhacks.com/2012/03/how-well-can-you-read-documentation/#comment-4154 Comment on “You Must Hate Version Control Systems” by Week Notes 11 & 12 | Davblog http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PerlHacksComments/~3/PYFKnN6L6r0/ Week Notes 11 & 12 | Davblog Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:54:25 +0000 http://perlhacks.com/?p=423#comment-4113 [...] written Nothing here, but there was a post on my Perl blog which has attracted a pretty impressive number of comments. And a few more stories [...] [...] written Nothing here, but there was a post on my Perl blog which has attracted a pretty impressive number of comments. And a few more stories [...]

]]> http://perlhacks.com/2012/03/you-must-hate-version-control-systems/#comment-4113 Comment on “You Must Hate Version Control Systems” by Bryan S. Katz http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PerlHacksComments/~3/yPTiHcLNCuY/ Bryan S. Katz Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:07:47 +0000 http://perlhacks.com/?p=423#comment-4092 I think you'll notice, if you read it a second time, that the salary is 20K - 40K, not 20K. you'll also notice that the hours are flexible. given that there are two universities within a ten minute cycle, students working at their convenience part time making 20K is well above most other opportunities available to them. And Chisel is correct. I'm not looking for a senior programmer to design a platform. I'm looking for a junior programmer to use a platform and slowly learn how to improve that platform. For that programmer, it's an opportunity to work on many more and many larger projects than they'll ever get to do as a normal programmer at a normal programming job. And if they really are available, or they choose to actually do good work from home, then the 40K puts them well into the green. For 25K in oshawa, their university and their house and their food is paid for the year, along with books and electricity and a car. Life may be a rip-off where you live, but in oshawa it's not. And besides, I think it's clear that I'm not trying to attract you. I think you’ll notice, if you read it a second time, that the salary is 20K – 40K, not 20K. you’ll also notice that the hours are flexible.

given that there are two universities within a ten minute cycle, students working at their convenience part time making 20K is well above most other opportunities available to them.

And Chisel is correct. I’m not looking for a senior programmer to design a platform. I’m looking for a junior programmer to use a platform and slowly learn how to improve that platform. For that programmer, it’s an opportunity to work on many more and many larger projects than they’ll ever get to do as a normal programmer at a normal programming job.

And if they really are available, or they choose to actually do good work from home, then the 40K puts them well into the green. For 25K in oshawa, their university and their house and their food is paid for the year, along with books and electricity and a car. Life may be a rip-off where you live, but in oshawa it’s not.

And besides, I think it’s clear that I’m not trying to attract you.

]]> http://perlhacks.com/2012/03/you-must-hate-version-control-systems/#comment-4092 Comment on “You Must Hate Version Control Systems” by Bryan S. Katz http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PerlHacksComments/~3/v0d9J3mQxPc/ Bryan S. Katz Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:01:04 +0000 http://perlhacks.com/?p=423#comment-4091 google and bing don't need sitemap updates if your sites are built properly. my clients' sites tend to get crawled a few hundred times each and every day. and all without my worrying about a sitemap. pretty neat huh? google and bing don’t need sitemap updates if your sites are built properly. my clients’ sites tend to get crawled a few hundred times each and every day. and all without my worrying about a sitemap. pretty neat huh?

]]> http://perlhacks.com/2012/03/you-must-hate-version-control-systems/#comment-4091 Comment on “You Must Hate Version Control Systems” by Bryan S. Katz http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PerlHacksComments/~3/o4LlrJLiT-A/ Bryan S. Katz Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:59:36 +0000 http://perlhacks.com/?p=423#comment-4090 When I said global, I meant the concept not the scope. all of the pipelines data is stored within the global variable $oPipelines. inside are templates, session stuff, human stuff, and everything. so that massive resetter function you mentioned is simply undefl-ing a few hash keys. actually, some of those hash keys will be written to a file for quick retrieval -- like for the current human, who's likely to show up again soon. actually, persisting global variables is exactly the reason that I want fast cgi, it's actually the only reason. so the entire upgrade is spec'd out, has been for a year. as soon as I have the excuse to spend the three days, it'll get done. When I said global, I meant the concept not the scope. all of the pipelines data is stored within the global variable $oPipelines. inside are templates, session stuff, human stuff, and everything. so that massive resetter function you mentioned is simply undefl-ing a few hash keys. actually, some of those hash keys will be written to a file for quick retrieval — like for the current human, who’s likely to show up again soon.

actually, persisting global variables is exactly the reason that I want fast cgi, it’s actually the only reason.

so the entire upgrade is spec’d out, has been for a year. as soon as I have the excuse to spend the three days, it’ll get done.

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