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I work for MessageLabs [messagelabs.com] in Toronto, ON, Canada. I write spam filters, MTA software, high performance network software, string matching algorithms, and other cool stuff mostly in Perl and C.
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I work for MessageLabs [messagelabs.com] in Toronto, ON, Canada. I write spam filters, MTA software, high performance network software, string matching algorithms, and other cool stuff mostly in Perl and C.
Friday July 25, 2003
08:04 AM
On XML::Twig
"I wrote XML::Twig because I needed it. Now I don't need it."
"XML::Twig is a mess, that's easy to see."
On XML::Twig
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Shame (Score:3, Informative)
-Dom
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Re:Shame (Score:3, Funny)
Shame on you! (Score:3, Funny)
Getting innocent module authors drunk and getting them to talk more than they should ;--(
And you managed to post this a the YAPC::EU network was going down so I couldn't answer!
I believe the complete quotes probably sounded like:
and,
I guess I have to start working on a Lightning Talk for last year. Maybe something like: "How I used SAX, AxKit and DBD::SQLite to send SPAM all over the World". That should make you happy ;--)
mirod
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Re:Shame on you! (Score:2)
Thank god! I was afraid that you were swearing off your module just as I put the Cookbook's XML chapter to bed, complete with XML::Twig recipe! That's my worst nightmare--a big change that renders large parts of the Cookbook null and void. Like, say, v-strings.
--Nat
The brawl spills out onto the list: (Score:2, Funny)
Readers following this thread may enjoy this riposte on the perl-xml list - I just about coughed out my breakfast cereal. [activestate.com]
Re:The brawl spills out onto the list: (Score:3, Funny)
Of course! That's what we need. A huge argument, a good ole Flame War, maybe get the UN and the Pope involved. That will bring the spotlight on Perl and XML, raise our profile, have everyone talk about it, get us invited to talk shows, have a story on /., maybe our own section there!
I suggest 2 sides: the XML::Simple/XML::Twig against the SAX (SUXs) and (Down with the) DOM side. Matt can start by using XML::Parser to blockade us, then XML::Simple and XML::Twig can counter by emitting bogus SAX events, and
mirod
Re:The brawl spills out onto the list: (Score:1)
Hmmm I think I might just about be ready to take sides with you, since it appears that Matt's recent release of XML::Parser (2.32) does not in fact work with XML::Simple.