Comments on: Matt’s Script Archive – CPAN http://graeme.per.ly/matts-script-archive-cpan/217 Because Perl definitely isn't dead. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:16:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Matthias Dietrich http://graeme.per.ly/matts-script-archive-cpan/217/comment-page-1#comment-128 Matthias Dietrich Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:57:33 +0000 http://alola.org/?p=217#comment-128 +1 @Carl! Back then I was wondering why my scripts stopped working when changing the e-mail address (I've forgotten to escape the @!!). I'm happy things got better (I bought me some books :D)! +1 @Carl! Back then I was wondering why my scripts stopped working when changing the e-mail address (I’ve forgotten to escape the @!!). I’m happy things got better (I bought me some books :D )!

]]> By: Carl Johnstone http://graeme.per.ly/matts-script-archive-cpan/217/comment-page-1#comment-106 Carl Johnstone Wed, 06 May 2009 15:07:47 +0000 http://alola.org/?p=217#comment-106 No: it's a different audience. Matt's scripts were stuff that people who wanted to run a web site downloaded and ran. You didn't need to know anything about programming - just how to open a text editor to tweak a couple of variables. Whereas CPAN is a more a resource for exiting perl developers looking for libraries of perl code. No: it’s a different audience.

Matt’s scripts were stuff that people who wanted to run a web site downloaded and ran. You didn’t need to know anything about programming – just how to open a text editor to tweak a couple of variables.

Whereas CPAN is a more a resource for exiting perl developers looking for libraries of perl code.

]]> By: iain http://graeme.per.ly/matts-script-archive-cpan/217/comment-page-1#comment-53 iain Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:05:06 +0000 http://alola.org/?p=217#comment-53 Sort of. The difference being that the CPAN has a good culture of testing (yes there are some bad modules) which leads to confidence in the modules you install. Sort of. The difference being that the CPAN has a good culture of testing (yes there are some bad modules) which leads to confidence in the modules you install.

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