All software sucks. Some programs just suck more than others.
- far too many posts in alt.sysadmin.recovery to count
Judging by the use of English in some of your posts, Cop, I tend to suspect that it may not be your native language. There is no shame in that, but it may have left you unaware of this particular use of "even":
In EvanCarrol's post, he says he wants Perl to "suck even less". This construct indicates that he believes it to already suck very little, but wants to remove the small amount of suckiness that remains. It could also be taken to imply that he believes Perl already sucks less than any of the other alternatives. It is not a complaint about the quality of Perl, but rather an acknowledgement that, as good as it is, it's still not perfect. | [reply] |
It doesn't fully meet his needs. Tossing out the baby w/ the bathwater isn't always the right thing. In this case, a lot of value he sees in 5.10 is offset by a little inconvenience. He's trying to make it optional is all.
It's why we have tailors for adjust suits, and car manufacturers can add features after the factory gives them a car.
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