Re: [Boston.pm] converting a thing to a number
Conor Walsh <[email protected]> Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:22:41 -0500
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On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 12:12 PM <email-2Ro/Dj86MvDSUeElwK9/[email protected]> wrote: > Extra level of annoyance: using modules from cpan is difficult. > So, if it can be pure perl, all the better. > The only thing that concerns me a bit is that using string eval() means > the file could contain code I don't want to execute. and I can't figure > out > an easy way to prevent that. There's wisdom here. Avoiding dependencies can be nice, but it's usually not worth adding a risk of arbitrary code injection. -- "We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." -- MLK