| Omega -1911 2006-07-13, 3:57 am |
| On 7/13/06, Mr. Shawn H. Corey <shawnhcorey@magma.ca> wrote:
>
> I thought about this; then I thought about this; and then I thought
> about this.
>
> Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
>
>
> First, you should never criticize a homework problem. Everybody has to
> learn how to do it right. Like you, I am astonish by those who try to
> pull a fast one. I mean I have been programming in Perl for more years
> than they have been alive. Do they really think they can pull a fast one
> on me? Well, maybe yes, but there are others to set me right.
>
> The proper way to ask a homework question is:
>
> "I have this homework question that I don't understand. Please help me
> get started."
>
> Second, even if it's a homework question, what right do we have to treat
> it any different? Every question gets an answer; the more details you
> give, the more specific the answer.
>
>
> It's not the criticism, it's the tone. Everybody makes mistakes; even
> the great Randal L. Shwartz (I have a list). If you think somebody else
> has made a mistake, point it out. DO NOT SAY EVERYTHING THEY POST IS WRONG!
>
>
> "Ask all you want," but do not  the great god Randal L. Schwartz?
> Yeah, we who have busted our balls have answers. And we don't care what
> you think. All we are trying to do is answer the questions to the best
> of our abilities. You may have a better idea. BUT DO NOT THINK WE ARE
> INFERIOR BECAUSE WE DO NOT ANSWER THE SAME WAY YOU DO!
>
> You are wrong; not because your answers are wrong; it's because your
> attitude is wrong. People ask questions to support their egos; not to
> support yours.
>
>
> --
> __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/
>
Am I allowed to give a view point from the perspective of a "newbie"
NOT to Perl, but to some of the "styles" I have been introduced to
(Remember TIMTOWTDI ???)
What has taken place here is a "War of the Gods" that reminds me of so
many listservs, forums, and "magazine rebuttals" (letters to the
editor). Eventually, with this type of war, this list will eventually
cause the good ones to stop posting/answering and the newbies fearful
of asking a question. Not gonna lie about it. My style of code would
probably remind most of you of the 90's... BUT IT WORKS and I
UNDERSTAND IT! For the most part, I learned that in Perl, there is
more than one way to do it, BUT from this list, it appears that there
is ONLY ONE way...
So I ask, can someone up front stop the car, stop the arguing, simply
pull over, ask for some directions and lead us to where ever it is we
are supposedly going...As I forgot the map, starting to feel car-sick,
and I gotta peeeeeee...
All fun aside, I have a Perl question, but I have learned not to "top
post" and NOT to hijack a thread... Thanks to all that have taught me
such.
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