>>>>> "Rob" == Rob Dixon <rob.di...@gmx.com> writes:
Rob> Really? So I could ridicule your code, your religion, your children, Rob> your omelettes, your business, or your fitness regime, and you wouldn't Rob> feel a twinge unless I attacked the essential essence that is Rob> Randal? Ideally, no. Now, do I have some issues sometimes? Sure. :) Rob> I have no doubt of your technical abilities, but the tone of your older Rob> posts here differ hugely from that of your books. If they were written Rob> with the same vehemence I am sure it would hit your pocket hard. Keep in mind that I'm creating new code in the books and columns, not reacting to bad code. Here (and on monks and usenet and now StackOverflow), I'm (often) reacting to bad code. And I make no apologies for saying code is bad or wrong or illpurposed or a security threat, if that's indeed what it is, and I also believe that the person who creates such code needs to understand that in *no* uncertain terms. Softening the blow does nobody any good there. Weaselwording is counterproductive. If they don't have a thick skin already, they'd better get one soon, or they'll be useless as an advanced programmer. Without thick skin, they won't be able to submit their code for review regardless of how much their ego is invested in it. And down that path lies security breaches and thedailywtf.com submissions. I have no tolerance for that. I'm trying to make the world a better place, one correction at a time. :) -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <mer...@stonehenge.com> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See http://methodsandmessages.posterous.com/ for Smalltalk discussion -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
