[Omaha.pm] Eliminating Inheritance via Smalltalk-Style Traits(allexamples in Perl)

[trey-b at cox.net]

> I do think he has a point. If your "...codebase is so complex that you 
> need a large IDE to comprehend it." Then you're doing something wrong. Use 
> an IDE because you want to, not because it's impossible to survive your 
> mess without it.

I think the point that I was trying to make is that we use techonology to 
allow us to do things we couldn't do without it.  Once a given technology is 
embraced it's usually "impossible to survive your mess without it".  Try to 
fly w/o your airplane.  To punctuate the point consider that modern fighter 
airplanes can't even stay in the air w/o a computer, people can't react that 
quickly.

In the case of computer code base and development tools it's all pretty 
arbitrary where you draw your line in the sand and I don't think it really 
matters how "deep your dependency stack is" as long as it works properly, 
and what you happen to be using either helps you or gets in your way.  I'm 
sure that many "good" codebases could not be maintained w/o the proper 
tools.  Maintain your perl codebase with punchcards.

As long as your technology/toolset is helping and not hurting you who cares 
what it is.  To utilize any sort of technology takes a certain skill set, 
infrastructure and box of tools.  Preaching vi vs IDE, or biclycle vs 
airplane, or wood fire vs hydroelectric plant, or earth is flat vs earth is 
round, or black vs white or whatever..is only clinging to the familiar and 
trying to avoid change and is ultimately self limiting, lets face it vi is 
technology from the 60's lol.  Just because it is still useful doesn't mean 
it's the right tool for everything.  If you don't get what I mean me just 
try to fly your bicycle from New Mexico to hawaii and let me know how it 
goes.  Sorry if my spelling is bad but my spell checker isn't working and 
I'm not willing to get out my Dictionary....


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> /me shakes his fist at XML Spy addicts
>
> Ponder,
>
> j
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