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Pure Perl (Score:2)

by djberg96 (2603)

I highly recommend that, in addition to splitting out these libraries into individual modules, they be converted to pure Perl using Win32::API.
The advantages of doing this are twofold. First, you eliminate compiler and binary compatibility issues, which are a major hassle on Windows. Second, you improve the likelihood of receiving patches, since most of your user base doesn't understand C or have a compiler with which to debug a C extension (especially Perl extensions - oof).
Speed is a non-issue. With W
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  by sigzero (5768) on 2008.02.18 12:07 (#61140) Journal
  
  That would be very nice!
  
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