Re: Modules

John Harris Gmail <[email protected]> Thu, 26 Oct 2023 01:37:56 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lang.perl.beginners
Message-ID <CAKTcm6uA-HzbwGJFnT2874-tf_YMwqhjDROJi-y6w0cDqvqKqw@mail.gmail.com>
Cool. What book? What platform? What example? I would like to know more
face-to-face rather than sporadic emails. Would you like to set up a time
to meet on the phone or ZOOM?

On Wed, Oct 25, 2023, 11:44 PM William Torrez Corea <[email protected]>
wrote:

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> On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 5:46 PM John Harris Gmail <[email protected]>
> wrote:
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>> Why not?
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>> On Tue, Oct 24, 2023, 3:07 PM William Torrez Corea <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
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>>> On Tue, Oct 24, 2023 at 12:24 PM John Harris Gmail <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
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>>>> What modules and/or libraries are you using? Before you code do you
>>>> block diagram and flowchart your programs?
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Oct 24, 2023, 12:06 PM Levi Elias Nystad-Johansen via beginners
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>>>> I use modules for complex things that I might get wrong. To re-use
>>>>> other people's code is often better than to re-invent their solutions.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://metacpan.org/pod/WWW::Mechanize::Examples has some good
>>>>> examples of useful scripts that are short and simple.
>>>>> Imagine how hard it would be to write the same scripts without the
>>>>> module.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I have an issue that I think others must also have faced, I look
>>>>> for a module to solve the issue.
>>>>>
>>>>> But I am critical to modules that are outdated/abandoned, heavy with
>>>>> many dependencies, or unproven with few downloads etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> I also remove modules when I no longer need them. I find this easier
>>>>> with App::cpanminus
>>>>>
>>>>> - L
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>>> On 24. okt. 2023, 17:31, William Torrez Corea < [email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> When I must use modules and when I don't must use?
>>>>>
>>>>> I am working without modules, only i use:
>>>>>
>>>>>    1. Subroutines
>>>>>    2. Control flow
>>>>>
>>>>> My programs are short and simple, they do not exceed 15 lines. I think
>>>>> that I need more practice and learn more about Perl. I have limited
>>>>> knowledge in Perl.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> With kindest regards, William.
>>>>>
>>>>> ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I only coding, I don't use block diagrams or flowchart.
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>>> --
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>>> With kindest regards, William.
>>>
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>>> ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system
>>> ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org
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> I am coding examples of a book. I am not doing analysis, coding, design
> nor tests.
> --
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> With kindest regards, William.
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> ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀
> ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system
> ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org
> ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀
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