jerakeen hates software: XML::Simple

• From: Tom Insam
  Date: 11:50 on 10 Mar 2004
  Subject: XML::Simple
  
  
  if ($XML::Simple::VERSION eq '2.02') { 
    return XMLin( $xml, forcearray => ['albums', 'pictures'] );
  } else {
    return XMLin( $xml, ForceArray => ['albums', 'pictures'] );
  }
  
  So sure, it's probably not _just_ 2.02, but it's what I'm developing
  against, opposed to what I will probably have to release against,
  currently 2.09.
  
  but. hate.
  
  .tom
  
  
  
  

• From: Jonathan Stowe
  Date: 14:53 on 10 Mar 2004
  Subject: Re: XML::Simple
  
  On Wed, 2004-03-10 at 11:50, Tom Insam wrote:
  > if ($XML::Simple::VERSION eq '2.02') { 
  >   return XMLin( $xml, forcearray => ['albums', 'pictures'] );
  > } else {
  >   return XMLin( $xml, ForceArray => ['albums', 'pictures'] );
  > }
  > 
  > So sure, it's probably not _just_ 2.02, but it's what I'm developing
  > against, opposed to what I will probably have to release against,
  > currently 2.09.
  
  
  I hate to rain on your hate but:
  
    Note: option names are no longer case sensitive so you can use the
    mixed case versions shown here; all lower case as required by versions
    2.03 and earlier; or you can add underscores between the words (eg:
    key_attr).
  
  This from the 2.09 manpage.
  
  But this does beg the question why you are developing with a different
  version of a library than the one you will use in production - surely
  this completely negates the results of any testing.
  
  /J\
  > 
  > but. hate.
  > 
  > .tom
  > 
  
  
  

• From: Tom Insam
  Date: 16:09 on 10 Mar 2004
  Subject: Re: XML::Simple
  
  On Wed, 2004-03-10 at 14:53, Jonathan Stowe wrote:
  
  > I hate to rain on your hate but:
  > 
  >   Note: option names are no longer case sensitive so you can use the
  >   mixed case versions shown here; all lower case as required by versions
  >   2.03 and earlier; or you can add underscores between the words (eg:
  >   key_attr).
  > 
  > This from the 2.09 manpage.
  
  Curse this 'reading the documentation' of which you speak.
  
  Damn. Well, the code gets nicer, at least.
  
  > But this does beg the question why you are developing with a different
  > version of a library than the one you will use in production - surely
  > this completely negates the results of any testing.
  
  Because the development environment is used by lots of projects, and
  upgrading XML::Simple might break things, but the release environment is
  CPAN, and so I can assume that things are more recent.
  
  .tom
  
  
  
  

• From: David Champion
  Date: 17:43 on 10 Mar 2004
  Subject: Re: XML::Simple
  
  * On 2004.03.10, in <1078934963.2217.1.camel@bookend>,
  *	"Tom Insam" <tom@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
  > 
  > > But this does beg the question why you are developing with a different
  > > version of a library than the one you will use in production - surely
  > > this completely negates the results of any testing.
  > 
  > Because the development environment is used by lots of projects, and
  > upgrading XML::Simple might break things, but the release environment is
  > CPAN, and so I can assume that things are more recent.
  
  And, moreover, code developed against an older library release stands a
  better chance of being compatible with multiple releases. If you're only
  going to test and support one library version, sure: use the latest. But
  if you want to be robust, and not look like open source, then develop
  against an old version and test/extend with a new one.
  
  Developing with a new version and trying to ensure operation with older
  releases is one of many short routes to the Betty Ford Clinic.
  
  
  

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