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Re^7: Go to?
by m.att (Pilgrim) on Apr 11, 2006 at 13:14 UTC | |
The 'perldoc' command, despite sometimes being split out from the distribution of Perl in some OS packages and/or core OS installs, is important to have installed. It provides access to documentation about the core language as well as to the included libraries (modules). While it's entirely possible to program Perl on a system that doesn't have perldoc installed, it's pretty darn near impossible for someone to program effectively and efficiently without some type of access to perldoc's functionality. (and hence to easily accessible and readable documentation in general) In short, having access to the proper documentation for your language should fall under 'having the appropriate tools to work effectively' and is the responsibility of your employer to provide. At the risk of making an assumption about your current situation, I can't help but find it somewhat sadistic that your employer both does not provide the documentation for a language they've assigned a task for and also will not provide the required tools to do your work when requested with the vague reasoning of 'not enough disk space'. Surely you can approach your employers and request that you either be permitted to have access to the documentation for the version of Perl you're working with, possibly on your workstation itself, or possibly via access to a website that has them. You should pay keen attention to finding the documentation appropriate for the version of Perl that you are working with as the language has changed quite significantly in its lifetime. In addition, although the pointers to documentation that you've received were in response to your original request for information related to 'goto', however I would expect that you'll be very likely to require additional information that is clearly illustrated in the documentation in the future. I hope that you are able to acquire what you need. Good luck! | [reply] |
Re^7: Go to?
by ptum (Priest) on Apr 11, 2006 at 20:33 UTC | |
Whoa there, big fella! No point in falling to the level of whoever is baiting you. :) I see you've been around the Monastery for a while, albeit intermittently, so you ought to know how things are done around here. At the risk of giving unwanted advice, I have three comments: In spite of what may seem a patronizing tone, my comments here are kindly meant, and may help you to make PerlMonks a more positive place for all of us. I'm not the anonymous monk(s) with whom you have been sparring, just in case you wondered. Try to view this interchange with a sense of humor, and take yourself a little less seriously. :) No good deed goes unpunished. -- (attributed to) Oscar Wilde | [reply] |
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Re^7: Go to?
by Anonymous Monk on Apr 12, 2006 at 08:35 UTC | |
How is this your fault? Easy, if you weren't such a loser you wouldn't be desparate enough to work at the shitty job you apparently have. And since you still don't seem to get it, saying that a system is "written in UNIX" is as nonsensical as saying something is "written in Windows". UNIX is an operating system, not a scripting language, and what you're talking about are shell scripts. Anyone who has allegedly been in computing for over thirty years and doesn't know that must have been going through life with both eyes shut and the brain addled by interesting chemicals. Which again makes perfect sense, given the quality of your posts. (See, you can't just go and throw in insults without context, you gotta lead up to them or else you lose the non-toking segment of your audience.) | [reply] |
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