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Lighter Side of CPAN

Posted by michael on from the avert-thine-eyes dept.

bleechack writes: "Looks like Perl.com is fully ready for the release of Lord of the Rings with this week's "Lighter Side of CPAN"."

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  1. Obufscated Haiku'd Perl by ukryule · · 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:

    -----
    Two old men encounter
    beside a pond. A swallow
    flying. Two trout.
    -----
    Lao Tse's commentary...
    Execution of ./new.pl aborted due to compilation errors.

    ("The Way of Mysterious Compiler": line ???)
  2. I always thought... by Grim+Metamoderator · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...that Perl itself was evidence that Larry Wall had a sense of humor.

  3. More serious modules by mir · · Score: 5, Funny

    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)