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* 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. -- -D. I turned twenty-one in Systems, doing life without parole. dgc@xxxxxxxx.xxx No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried, NSIT Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied. Univ. of Chicago That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried. -- MerleThere's stuff above here
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