Why I Use Perl: Testing

Re:Why I Use Perl: Testing by lmm on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @06:50AM (#4380244)

Awful code written in perl is not a language problem. But by the same token, a good testing attitude from some people who write in perl is not a language feature either.

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Re:Why I Use Perl: Testing by singingfish on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @07:53AM (#4380417)

You've got it wrong dude, it's the testing infrastructure that's the key not the attitude. The infrastructure is built with perl, and has been the inspiration for other languages attempts at part of the infrastructure.

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Re:Why I Use Perl: Testing by pyre on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @10:26AM (#4381048)

It's a feature of the language community or ecosystem. I don't think it's impossible for such a testing infrastructure to exist for other languages.

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Re:Why I Use Perl: Testing by laumars on Tuesday August 14, 2012 @07:51AM (#4380407)

True, but we are talking about more than just "good attitudes" here. Automatic testing that happens with every commit does constitute as a language feature.

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