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Are people still complaining about the version number? If only there were a simple way to get people talking about Perl again. Personally, I think the best appr
by maxlybbert 12y ago
Are people still complaining about the version number? If only there were a simple way to get people talking about Perl again. Personally, I think the best approach would be to (1) recognize that every language has a CPAN equivakent so stop using it as a unique selling proposition (or, at least make it better than everyone else's), and (2) keep implementing cool things in Perl. Prove that Perl programs that do a lot of things (1) are maintainable, and (2) don't have to be as large as the equivalent in other languages. Arguing about the version number just isn't enough.
- collyw 12y agoWhats the JavaScript equivalent? Every time I need to delve in to JavScript it seems a mess. Or Java for that matter.
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- maxlybbert 12y agoNpm. It's meant for Node-js code, but you can use it to make sure modules are installed in your source directory for a website. Aside from npm, there are public CDNs available ( http://www.jsdelivr.com/ http://www.jsdelivr.com/ and https://cdnjs.com/ https://cdnjs.com/ ).
- maxlybbert 12y agoFor Java (btw), there isn't a central repository, but Maven lets you download the Internet ( http://blog.sonatype.com/2011/04/how-not-to-download-the-internet/#.VCmOhuKLNIc http://blog.sonatype.com/2011/04/how-not-to-download-the-int... ) which solves the same problem.