Re: [Expectperl-discuss] 'Ftp' acts different in Cygwin and Linux

[Austin S. <te...@of...>]

On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 09:31:50AM +0100, RGi...@a1... wrote:
> Nothing against TMTOWTDI, but keeping re-inventing the wheel is 
> definitely a waste of time

	My point is that if a programmer knows that the wheel already
exists, calling what they do a waste of time is an unnecessary judgement.
Why not assume they are competent to decide for themselves?

>, given that there are stable, versatile, 
> well-tested tools out there that already do what you want.  Instead of 
> automating the ftp client for the 1000th time and falling into the trap 
> of not thinking about error cases, take a look at ncftp 
> (http://www.ncftp.org), which is scriptable and thus very useful in 
> solving all kinds of sysadmin problems involving file transfer.
> 

	Which I would probably consider a waste of time vs. using Net::Ftp.
My point is that you should be given the benefit of the doubt that what you
code for yourself is the best use of your own resources, which may include
your time, your boss's money, security concerns, etc.
	Please walk a mile in my shoes before calling what I do{} while me()
a waste of time. 

	Austin