Re: Learning perl - for experienced programmers
- From: "robb@xxxxxxx" <robb@xxxxxxx>
- Date: 18 Sep 2006 23:49:50 -0700
Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
"robb" == robb <robb@xxxxxxx> writes:
AFAIK it is, it's called POD. And AFAIK it was there before Java was born
:-)
robb> Very disingenuous.
Not that facts would disuade you, since you definitely have a chip
on your shoulder, but...
Java 1.0 was first...
No, actually, I do believe it's disingenuous to say, "Yes! Perl has
this, and it's called POD. And it was there before Java."
That's like saying that Windows "Notepad" exists, and was there before
Open Office "Write". This is true only in the most superficial way: OO
Write provides features a full abstraction higher than Notepad.
As does Javadoc over POD.
Remember, the post this quote was in response to was that even if
handed a mess of poorly written Java code, there are tools such as
Javadoc that will provide real help. This is true no matter how poorly
the code was written. It's a feature of the language (the typing, the
syntax, etc.)
AFAIK, if a perl programmer followed only worst practices, then POD
will be useless. It's essentially a tool that relies on convention.
The two aren't comparable. (Why they should they be? Perl doesn't
have to be perfect at everything.) And therefore, it's disingenuous to
trot out, "Perl had this first!".
.
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