Personally, I think it's not only quite funny, but a great way to get people involved and interested in perl who might have only glanced upon perl before.
-- --NovaScorpio Matt
Obufscated Haiku'd Perl
by
ukryule
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· Score: 5, Funny
So to sum up this article, if you add this at the top of your Perl programs:
use Symbol::Approx::Sub;
use Coy;
Then not only will your Perl be even less decipherable than normal Perl code (wow!), but the errors you get from it will be hidden in lines of poetry! No self-respecting programmer would have it any other way...
Now, it's back to debugging my program for me:
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Two old men encounter
beside a pond. A swallow
flying. Two trout.
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Lao Tse's commentary...
Execution of./new.pl aborted due to compilation errors.
("The Way of Mysterious Compiler": line ???)
Decoded Geekcode from the article
by
Nevrar
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· Score: 3, Informative
I remember when I used to use Matlab, there was a funtion called "Why". It used to spit out these silly answers. It somehow made using Matlab slightly less tedious.
This is just like all the hidden easter eggs in programs written by most programmers. (The built in screen saver in some versions of Word does not count.)
I can't believe the article did not mention ACME::Bleach which just bleaches your program. Run it once and your code magically disappears... but still runs!
ACME::Buffy is similar, except your program is turned into a Buffy mantra that can be chanted or executed.
In fact the whole ACME name space is reserved just for silly and incredibly useful modules.
-- Look, that's why there's rules, understand? So that you think before you break 'em. (Terry Pratchett)
They missed another good one
by
Marcus+Brody
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· Score: 3, Interesting
And who said that quantum computers a centurys away?? You can get started on your 386 right now, courtesy of CPAN!
Also, about that eliza chatbot: there is an easier way to get started (you may have seen this in this months linux journal, non?):
$ emacs
esc
shift-X
doctor
And there you go - a psychotherapist built right into your text editor. Perfect for those times when that fscking bug makes you want to give it all up...
Anyway, next time someone complains about MS bloatware being so cheeky that they included a flight sim in a version of Excel, I shall point this out!
You didn't read the article. There are several Perl packages available that are related to LoTR: Date::Discordian, to print Discordian dates, Date::Tolkien::Shire, which does a 'today in history' for LoTR. Others are mentioned, but those are the ones specific to LoTR.
-- I think...I think it's in my basement. Let me go upstairs and check. -M.C. Escher (1898-1972)
On first glance....
by
Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 2, Funny
I thought that said "The Lighter Side of CSPAN." Boy, was I disappointed when I clicked on that!
Of *course* Perl is funny!
by
Linux+Freak
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· Score: 2
I've known for a long time that Perl is a funny language. After all, its creator, "Larry Wall", definitely has a sense of humour.
Slashdot Mirror
Personally, I think it's not only quite funny, but a great way to get people involved and interested in perl who might have only glanced upon perl before.
--NovaScorpio
Matt
Now, it's back to debugging my program for me:
There's a few syntax errors in that geekcode, but here's the decoded (valid) geekcode from the article
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Nevrar
I remember when I used to use Matlab, there was a funtion called "Why". It used to spit out these silly answers. It somehow made using Matlab slightly less tedious.
This is just like all the hidden easter eggs in programs written by most programmers. (The built in screen saver in some versions of Word does not count.)
I thought it said "The Lighter Side of CSPAN". What a strange /. topic....
The sole purpose of the Internet is to get porn and bomb making plans into the hands of children.
...that Perl itself was evidence that Larry Wall had a sense of humor.
I can't believe the article did not mention ACME::Bleach which just bleaches your program. Run it once and your code magically disappears... but still runs!
ACME::Buffy is similar, except your program is turned into a Buffy mantra that can be chanted or executed.
In fact the whole ACME name space is reserved just for silly and incredibly useful modules.
Look, that's why there's rules, understand? So that you think before you break 'em. (Terry Pratchett)
Quantum::Entaglement
And who said that quantum computers a centurys away?? You can get started on your 386 right now, courtesy of CPAN!
Also, about that eliza chatbot: there is an easier way to get started (you may have seen this in this months linux journal, non?):
$ emacs
esc
shift-X
doctor
And there you go - a psychotherapist built right into your text editor. Perfect for those times when that fscking bug makes you want to give it all up...
Anyway, next time someone complains about MS bloatware being so cheeky that they included a flight sim in a version of Excel, I shall point this out!
You didn't read the article. There are several Perl packages available that are related to LoTR: Date::Discordian, to print Discordian dates, Date::Tolkien::Shire, which does a 'today in history' for LoTR. Others are mentioned, but those are the ones specific to LoTR.
I think...I think it's in my basement. Let me go upstairs and check. -M.C. Escher (1898-1972)
I thought that said "The Lighter Side of CSPAN." Boy, was I disappointed when I clicked on that!
I've known for a long time that Perl is a funny language. After all, its creator, "Larry Wall", definitely has a sense of humour.
The proof of this, of course, is right here, and here.
Perl, It's my new obsession
Perl!~/\?/
Perls on the neck of your lover
'coz Perl gives you stuff to discover
Perl at the bin in my /usr
- you could be my dromedaryPerl, cos you are no luser
Perl, it's the coding with passion
cos() today it just goes with the Slashdot
'coz Perl is a lingo so scary
Perl likes its vars with the dollar
it's curled but you don't ever tell 'er, yeah I want to be your regex
I wanna doc you in latex
Perl on the screens that we key on
Perl, do I hate that one python, yeah
Escher was the first MC and Giger invented the HR department.
Go see "From Hell."
Working toward a usable PDA environment in the spirit of Newton OS: Dynapad
search.cpan.org is your friend. Try this link.
"...silence is a dangerous sound."